Benner’s Hill is a spot in Gettysburg National Military Park not frequently visited by the average student of Gettysburg. Approximately 20 Confederate artillery pieces were lined up here on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. This view was taken fa[...]
The Electric Map Auditorium as it appeared before its final show. This photograph is courtesy of Andy and Lucy Jurcak. This photograph was taken facing northwest at 4:18 PM on Sunday, April 13, 2008. In today’s post, we show scenes from the [...]
This is the bell of the Christ Lutheran Church on Chambersburg Street. The bell was installed when the church was constructed in 1836. The bell and its cradle had been purchased in 1836 for $240.50. This view was taken facing northwest at approximat[...]
The south wall of the David Wills House parlor has two static displays and a video display over the fireplace. The door on the right leads to David Wills’ Office. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 4:15 PM on Wednesday, Febr[...]
Wooden beams and the first floor are being installed at the William Patterson House. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 6:00 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2009. Wooden beams and the first floor is now being installed in the William [...]
Colonel Henry A. Barnum (1833-1892) of the 149th New York Infantry Regiment, received this wound in his left side (ilium) on July 1, 1862 at the Battle of Malvern Hill. At that time he was a Major in the 12th New York Infantry. This photograph shows[...]
The peach trees in Joseph Sherfy’s Peach Orchard, more commonly known as “the Peach Orchard,” were replanted at the beginning of April, 2008. This month, they appear to our untrained eyes to be fairly healthy. A couple of weeks a[...]
The Gettysburg Harrsburg Railroad crosses the Pickett’s Charge fields on the way to Little Round Top and Round Top Park. This view was taken from Seminary Ridge, possibly on the roof of the McMillan House during the 1913 reunion. This photogra[...]
The front or Taneytown Road entrance of the old Gettysburg National Military Park Electric Map Visitor Center. The photographer was standing on the other (east) side of the Taneytown Road near the wall of the Soldiers National Cemetery. This photo[...]
This is West Point’s Class of 1915, also known as “The Class the Stars Fell On.” Of the 164 graduates, 59 earned at least one star (attained the rank of General), the most of any class in the history of the United States Military A[...]