The sidewalk at the Longstreet Tower is being completely renovated, and the parking area has been redesigned. The bus parking area (closer to the camera) will be longer, and the parking for other vehicles is to be shorter. This view was taken faci[...]
Our May panorama from the Longstreet tower. On the left side we are looking north, and on the right side we are looking southeast. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (20.9 MB) here. This view was[...]
On the evening of July 2, 1863, two brigades of Geary’s Second Division, and all of Williams’ Division left the Culp’s Hill area to bolster the Union lines on the south end of the battlefield. The 137th New York Infantry Regiment o[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Denny Forwood continues our series on Gettysburg Dental stories. In today’s post, his first story is of Major Joshua G. Palmer, a dentist from Urbana, Ohio. Palmer was a member of the 66th Ohio Infantry Re[...]
The Comfort Inn built on the boundary of Evergreen Cemetery has been sporting multi-colors the last couple of weeks. Evergreen Cemetery had flags on the graves of veterans. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:00 AM on Saturday,[...]
The walls are being reconstructed at the William Patterson House. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009. The walls are now rising in the William Patterson House on the Taneytown Road. It is not very di[...]
Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. This view was taken at approximately 7:50 AM on Saturday, May 23, 2009. The purpose of our weekly panorama from Little Round Top is to give those unable to be here an idea [...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Jim Hessler, our host for the Sickles’ series, is standing on Little Round. He is getting a view that it is believed that General Sickles never had during the Battle of Gettysburg. This view was taken faci[...]
The monument to the 153rd Pennsylvania, located along Wainwright Avenue at the foot of Cemetery Hill, has been restored. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009. The monument to the 153rd Pennsylvania [...]
A little more cleaning work has been accomplished at the Eternal Light Peace Memorial. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 5:00 PM on Tuesday, May 21, 2009. A little more work on cleaning graffiti from the Eternal Light Peace Mem[...]