The Wills House on Gettysburg’s Diamond/Lincoln Square/Circle reopened last week. There is still some work to do to complete the house, however. The shutters, for instance, are still only on the first floor of the building. This view was ta[...]
Licensed Battlefield Guide George Newton is standing by two 24 pounder howitzers located at Moody’s Battery position near the intersection of West Confederate Avenue and the Wheatfield/Millerstown Road, which is behind (south of) George and th[...]
This is our view from the west side of the cupola on top of the Lutheran Theological Seminary building, or Schmucker Hall. We took the photographs from southwest (to the west of the Wentz Library) to the north (Sheads Woods/Oak Ridge). For the large[...]
Here is Friday afternoon’s view from the northeast corner of the Longstreet Tower on Seminary Ridge. On the left side we are looking north, and on the right side we are looking southeast. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can do[...]
The Henry V. Fuller marker, one of the least visited markers at Gettysburg National Military Park, is located in Rose’s Woods along Rose’s Run. Rose’s Wheatfield is in the open area beyond the woods in the left background. This v[...]
In today’s Camp Letterman segment Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Phil Lechak shows us the hospital area near the York Road. The marker lists the United States Army’s General Hospitals following the Battle of Gettysburg. This view [...]
Licensed Battlefield Guide Tim Smith is also the Research Historian for the Adams County Historical Society located in Schmucker Hall on the campus of the Lutheran Theological Seminary. Today Tim tells us about stories about the cupola on top of the[...]
Today’s Camp Letterman segment covers the United States Sanitary Commission and the United States Christian Commission. Here is a photograph taken of the Sanitary Commission area, probably during its final days late in the fall, as many of the[...]
Licensed Battlefield Guide Tim Smith is also the Research Historian for the Adams County Historical Society located in Schmucker Hall on the campus of the Lutheran Theological Seminary. Today Tim shows us the new Battle of Gettysburg Civil War Resea[...]
Licensed Battlefield Guide Phil Lechak continues taking us around the Camp Letterman Hospital site with a segment on the Camp Letterman Cemetery. Phil is standing at the cemetery site, and pointing downhill to show that this location had good draina[...]