On August 31, 1940, World War II was almost one year old (September 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland). At Manassas, Virginia, approximately 1500 attendees heard speeches at the unveiling of the monument to Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, wh[...]
When Colonel George Willard of the 125th New York Infantry commanded a brigade at Gettysburg, Lieutenant Colonel Levin Crandell (1826-1907) commanded the 125th New York Infantry Regiment. Crandell was promoted to the rank of Colonel after Willard[...]
John Tyler was a member of the House of Representatives of the Confederate Congress and President of the United States of America. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery. This view was painted in 1859 by George Peter Alexander Healy. Hollywood Cemetery [...]
This view was taken at approximately 5:20 PM on Friday, September 16, 2011. 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[...]
This image is titled “Reynolds Grove, After Storm of September 30, 1896.” The location is Herbst’s Woods or Reynolds’ Woods or McPherson’s Woods on McPherson’s Ridge. The marker showing where Major General Reynol[...]
The National Cemetery Comfort Station, as viewed from the Baltimore Pike. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 5:50 PM on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. The only publicly accessible restroom within the National Cemetery is temporari[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Phil Lechak is the host for our Gettysburg Hospitals series. He is standing on the property line between the Gettysburg Outlets and the Jacob Schwartz Farm. The roof of the Jacob Schwartz Barn is in the backgrou[...]
This is a marker showing the fifth position of the 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment during the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861. Its location makes it a marker not often seen by Manassas visitors. This image was taken facing southwest at appro[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Deb Novotny is the host for our series on Evergreen Cemetery. She is standing by the front door of the Michael Jacobs House located on Middle Street. On July 4, 1863, sixteen year old Mary Jacobs stood in the do[...]
Jefferson Davis was President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery. This view was taken circa the 1860s. Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, is the home of many notable Confederate internme[...]