Video #3 (Videos 1-2 were shown in a previous post) of William A. Frassanito’s talk at the Center for Civil War Photography’s Image of War seminar on Friday, October 1, 2010. Today we continue our presentation of William “Bill̶[...]
A combat mission photo of Lieutenant Bruce Evans’ B-17, nicknamed “Rack And Ruin.” The nose art depicts King Kong holding bombs. This image is courtesy of the 486th Bomb Group Association. In today’s World War II at Gettysbur[...]
On the left the camera is pointed northeast. On the right, the camera is pointed southwest. On the other (southwest) side of the cannon is the red Alexander Spangler barn. This view was taken at approximately 3:30 PM on Friday, October 8, 2010. For [...]
This view was taken at approximately 3:20 PM on Friday, October 8, 2010. On the left we are looking to the north. On the right we are looking to the south. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG version, click he[...]
Video #1 of William A. Frassanito’s talk at the Center for Civil War Photography’s Image of War seminar. Last week (October 1, 2010), William “Bill” Frassanito gave a talk at the Center for Civil War Photography’s Image[...]
The monument to the 5th New York Cavalry Regiment is located on Bushman Hill. Unless you already know how to get to it, it might not be the easiest monument to find at Gettysburg National Military Park. This view was taken facing northeast at appro[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Fred Hawthorne is the author for our 140 Places Every Guide Should Know series. He is on Cemetery Ridge outside the “inner angle” of the stone wall in the High Water Mark area. This view was taken fa[...]
Brigadier General George Sears Greene (1801-1899) commanded the Third Brigade of the Second Division of the Twelfth Corps at Gettysburg. This image, circa the 1860s, is courtesy of the Library of Congress. In the today’s Gettysburg Idols post,[...]
The young girl with her foot on the monument to the 140th New York Infantry Monument is reading a message left sometime this week by vandals to the monument. Plum Run Valley/Valley of Death is in the left background. This view was taken facing nort[...]
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[...]