In the right-hand side of this view, across from the 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry Monument, the Peace Light Inn is being constructed. This view was taken facing southwest circa 1940 and is courtesy of the Center for Civil War Photography, which has mor[...]
Bobby Housch is the host for our series on East Cemetery Hill. He is standing on top of the hill near a gun marking the position of Wiedrich’s Battery. Notice how you cannot see the bottom of the hill from this position. This view was taken fa[...]
The area of Smith’s Ridge as seen from the National Cemetery on Cemetery Hill. This image by Tipton and Myers, taken facing northwest circa 1869, is courtesy of Stuart Dempsey. Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is our host f[...]
The National Park Service is planning on “redoing” the Rostrum in the National Cemetery. The Rostrum was constructed in 1879, and was refurbished in 1979 for its 100th birthday. This view was taken facing northeast circa the early 1900s[...]
On the left the camera is pointing to the southeast and on the right of the view the camera is pointing to the northwest. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (31.6 MB) here. This view was taken at [...]
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 entrance to North Confederate Avenue, from the Mummasburg Road. The marker to Ewell’s Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia is located in the left portion of this shot. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 2:45 PM on Thur[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is the host for our Eleventh Corps series. He is standing at the junction of Gettys Street (out of sight on the left) and South Washington Street (out of sight on the right). The buildings of Gett[...]
Smith’s 4th New York Battery at Devil’s Den. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:10 PM on Tuesday, February 16, 2011. During the evening of February 16, 2006, three monuments were vandalized at Gettysburg National Mil[...]
This weekend was “Charm School” weekend when potential guides are trained on giving tours of the battlefield. One of the instructors, Rich Kohr, is BASICALLY taking a break from his arduous duties with Remco’s Johnny Reb Cannon wh[...]