The North Gettysburg Trail is a walking, bicycle trail that is being constructed to link the borough of Gettysburg with Gettysburg High School. As it goes over Adams County land, the “trail” resembles a road. The Harrisburg Road is on th[...]
This oil painting by the artist Edwin Forbes (1839-1895) shows Battery D, 5th United States Artillery on Little Round Top. At this point, the battery was commanded by Benjamin Rittenhouse. The painting is titled, “View from the summit of Littl[...]
Company E of the 20th Maine are gathered behind the Pennsylvania Monument in Gettysburg National Military Park before moving over to the fields near Hancock Avenue to put on a demonstration for visitors. This view was taken facing east at approximat[...]
The McClellan House, on the Gettysburg town square, or Diamond, or Lincoln Square. William McClellan III (1763-1831) was at one time the Sheriff of York County, Pennsylvania. He purchased the Franklin House from James Scott in 1808 and renamed it th[...]
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[...]
To our left we can see the monument to the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, the Copse/Clump of Trees, the monument to the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, and the Round Tops. The Codori Farm is visible to the front left. The Pickett’s [...]
A group of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, as well as pupils and faculty from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. This view was taken facing northwest at Devil’s Den on Friday, November 28, 1884, by William Tipton. On Friday, November 28, 188[...]
This image is titled “Entrance to Slocum Avenue.” The location is the junction of Slocum Avenue and the Baltimore Pike. The Annual Report of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War in 1896 states: “[...]
Charles Edward Hazlett (1838-1863) graduated 15th out of the 45 members of West Point’s class of May 6, 1861. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio, and after graduating from the United States Military Academy was assigned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the[...]
The retaining wall along Wainwright Avenue is being reconstructed/repointed. The work on the wall has revealed more of Brickyard Lane (to the left of the wall) than has been revealed in recent memory.This view was taken facing southeast at approxima[...]