The National Park Service at Gettysburg National Military Park is finally attempting to get rid of some of the undergrowth/foliage that for years has quickly overtaken many parts of the battlefield. They have been spraying the foliage in an attemp[...]
Rush’s Lancers, or the 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, was formed in October, 1861. Some members of the unit had previously belonged to the elite milita unit, the Philadelphia City Troop. In November, 1861, Major General George B. McClellan[...]
This photograph was taken from Houck’s Ridge looking west. This would be the view that some members of the the 124th New York Infantry Regiment had as Confederates attacked (moving towards the camera) from Warfield Ridge/Seminary Ridge. The st[...]
The photographer is standing on Houck’s Ridge just down the ridge from the monument to the 99th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (shown in the right portion of this shot), facing Little Round Top and Plum Run Valley. This view was taken at appro[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide, and Vice President of the Center for Civil War Photography, Garry Adelman is leading a group of teachers connected with the Civil War Preservation Trust to the educational center at Antietam National Battlefiel[...]
The last few days have brought rain and cooler weather to the Gettysburg area, and yesterday was as overcast as they come. The John Burns statue is in the left of this shot, and the marker to the 84th New York (14th Brooklyn) is in the center. This[...]
Colonel Philip Brown commanded the 157th New York Infantry Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was born in Smithfield, New York in 1823. Before the war he was a graduate of Madison University (now Colgate) and was Principal of the University Sc[...]
A number of trees have been cleared by National Park Service contractors in the area adjacent to the Trostle House. This view was taken facing south at approximately 6:00 PM on Thursday, August 19, 2010. In our post on Friday, we showed you this a[...]
This famous D-Day photo may show the survivors of Landing Craft Tank 458 after it hit a mine being rescued on Utah Beach. Tec-5 Joseph Fedish was killed on board LCT 458 that day, June 6, 1944. He is now buried in the Gettysburg National Cemetery. T[...]
Our July panorama from the Longstreet tower. On the left side we are looking north, and on the right side we are looking southeast. Again, look at how the lack of rain in our area has affected the fields. For the larger JPEG version click here, or[...]