The William Patterson House on the east side of the Taneytown Road in Gettysburg National Military Park is being stabilized. It served as a field hospital on July 1, 1863, and after the battle was over. This view was taken from the south facing n[...]
This “witness tree” near the Taneytown Road entrance to the Soldiers National Cemetery was heavily damaged by a storm Thursday evening, August 7th. This view was taken from the east facing west at approximately 2:15 PM on Sunday, Augus[...]
Battlefield rehabilitation along the Taneytown Road is progressing well. This view is from the Taneytown Road near the Michael Frey Farm, looking west. In the distance, one may now pick out the blue ridge of the Applachian Mountains or South Mou[...]
Crawford Avenue is open, but the access to Devil’s Den is closed. So where to people park who want to see Devil’s Den as a busy weekend begins at Gettysburg? This view was taken from the northeast facing southwest at approximately 11:0[...]
Cement was delivered today to the North Stratton Street Bridge in Gettysburg. This view was taken from the northeast facing southwest at approximately 9:30 AM on Thursday, August 7, 2008. Progress has been made on the North Stratton Street Bridge in[...]
Crawford Avenue in Gettysburg National Military Park is closed this week as culverts are being replaced in at least three locations. It is hoped that the road will be open again by this weekend. Little Round Top is in the left background, and Bi[...]
“Doctor” and National Park Service Seasonal Ranger Jim Flook performs an “operation” on a visitor at Gettysburg National Military Park. Flook is playing the role of the Chief Surgeon, while his assistant surgeons on either [...]
The day after a Civil War Reenactor was wounded by another reenactor in the foot at the Civil War Wax Museum on Steinwehr Avenue, the yellow tape was removed, and the area was no longer considered a “crime scene.” This view was taken [...]
Details are sketchy, but according to eyewitnesses, a reenactor performing at Gettysburg’s American Civil War Museum was wounded near this tent Sunday afternoon. He was laying underneath a tarp by the tent when one of his fellow reenactors [...]
Captain Don McConnell, a former military intelligence officer in “real life,” explains the purpose of the encampment. This view was taken from the southeast facing northwest at approximately 2:30 PM on Saturday, August 2, 2008. Sykes Reg[...]