The 15th Field Artillery Regiment encamped on the old fair grounds (where H-E-B is located today), with the spire of the old Bethany Lutheran Church in the center of the background and the St. Mary’s spire to the left. — Submitted photos
Community, Gillespie Life
‘A Peaceful Invasion’
That was the headline in the Fredericksburg Standard 100 years ago, announcing the arrival of the 2nd Division of the U.S. Army from Fort Sam Houston.
