Following Reynolds’ death at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, members of his personal staff desired to mark the location where Reynolds fell with a statue. In January, 1864, a meeting of First Corps officers was held, a committee was appointed, [...]
The North Carolina Monument is located on Seminary Ridge east of West Confederate Avenue. North Carolina had 23 infantry regiments, 3 cavalry regiments, three artillery battalions, and one infantry battalion for a total of 14, 182 men. This plac[...]
This is the top level (western level) of Parking Lot number 3. There are four parking areas in Parking Lot # 3. This view shows a dirt area on the left which is being cleared for some purpose, possibly parking. This view was taken from the sout[...]
The monument was sculpted by Bill Beckwith, and dedicated on May 27, 2000. This view was taken from the southwest facing northeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Friday, May 2, 2008. Speaking of ugly monuments. In the Gettysburg Daily’s opini[...]
The fans of James Longstreet waited years for him to have a monument on any Civil War Battlefield. Chickamauga and Gettysburg were the two most prominently mentioned locations. Finally, on July 3, 1998, this sculpture by Gary Casteel was unveile[...]
Along West Confederate Avenue, most people focus on the fact that the left side of the Pettigrew-Trimble-Pickett Assault/Longstreet’s Assault/Pickett’s Charge was launched from here. This photograph shows five witness trees. All excep[...]
The 26th North Carolina was organized at Raleigh, North Carolina on August 27, 1861. Its first Colonel was Zebulon Vance, who would later be the wartime governor of North Carolina. The unit fought at New Bern, North Carolina, and in some battles[...]
The cows probably did not appreciate being brought out in the rain. This group is on the east side of East Confederate Avenue. In this area, the 57th North Carolina marched toward East Cemetery Hill (the trees of which are shown in the far right[...]
The 32nd Massachusetts was organized at Fort Warren in Boston Harbor on November 25, 1861. It was mustered out on June 29, 1865, and its members formally discharged on July 11, 1865. During the war the unit had 144 officers and men killed or mor[...]
The front side of the 5th New Hampshire Monument. The regiment was part of Colonel Edward Cross’ First Brigade, Second Division, Second Corps. Before becoming a brigade commander, Cross had been the 5th New Hampshire’s Colonel. This[...]