To our left we can see the monument to the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, the Copse/Clump of Trees, the monument to the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, and the Round Tops. The Codori Farm is visible to the front left. The Pickett’s [...]
The photographer is standing on Houck’s Ridge just down the ridge from the monument to the 99th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (shown in the right portion of this shot), facing Little Round Top and Plum Run Valley. This view was taken at appro[...]
The July 3rd positional marker of the 12 Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:40 PM on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Contractors have finished resurfacing the Cyclorama Parking lot and making a few curb[...]
Lieutenant William Wheeler (1836-1864) commanded the 13th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery at the Battle of Gettysburg. On July 26, 1863 he wrote a letter to his grandfather and aunt. Here are some relevent highlights: “By 4½ P.M.[...]
In Savannah, Georgia’s Laurel Grove Cemetery there is a section for Confederate soldiers. This area has been variously called “Confederate Field” or “Gettysburg Field.” Of the approximately 700 Confederates buried in th[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Phil Lechak is the host for our Gettysburg Hospitals program. He is standing by the marker to the Field Hospital of the Eleventh Corps, near the entrance to the George Spangler Farm. This view was taken facing s[...]
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[...]
This view was taken at approximately 8:00 AM on Saturday, May 14, 2011. On the left we are looking to the southwest. On the right we are looking toward the northeast. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG versio[...]
The start of the North Gettysburg Trail is staked out in the background on the west side of the Old Harrisburg Road/Pike. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 6:15 PM on Thursday, May 12, 2011. Over 15 years in the making, construct[...]
We’ll be taking a look at a path today that begins in the Slaughter Pen/Devil’s Den area, near where the old comfort station was located on the south portion of the battlefield. This view was taken facing east at approximately 3:00 PM on[...]