The Civil War Preservation Trust has purchased five acres of Powers Hill property, which borders the Baltimore Pike. The boarded up house is part of this newly acquired property. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 1:15 PM on Satu[...]
This view was taken at approximately 4:30 PM on Friday, February 25, 2011. On the left we are looking to the north. On the right we are looking to the south. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG version, click [...]
On the left the camera is pointed northeast. On the right, the camera is pointed southwest. On the other (southwest) side of the cannon is the red Alexander Spangler barn. This view was taken at approximately 4:30 PM on Friday, February 25, 2011. Fo[...]
A selection of tapes from the John and Barbara Adams Tape Collection It’s been a rainy end of the week here in Gettysburg, which hasn’t made for many picture-taking opportunities. Today we will be presenting four more selections from the[...]
In the right-hand side of this view, across from the 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument, the Peace Light Inn is being constructed. This view was taken facing southwest circa 1940 and is courtesy of the Center for Civil War Photography, which has mor[...]
Bobby Housch is the host for our series on East Cemetery Hill. He is standing on top of the hill near a gun marking the position of Wiedrich’s Battery. Notice how you cannot see the bottom of the hill from this position. This view was taken fa[...]
The area of Smith’s Ridge as seen from the National Cemetery on Cemetery Hill. This image by Tipton and Myers, taken facing northwest circa 1869, is courtesy of Stuart Dempsey. Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is our host f[...]
The National Park Service is planning on “redoing” the Rostrum in the National Cemetery. The Rostrum was constructed in 1879, and was refurbished in 1979 for its 100th birthday. This view was taken facing northeast circa the early 1900s[...]
On the left the camera is pointing to the southeast and on the right of the view the camera is pointing to the northwest. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (31.6 MB) here. This view was taken at [...]
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[...]