Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is the host for our series on the Eleventh Corps at Gettysburg. He is standing by the marker for the Third Division of the Eleventh Corps near West Howard Avenue. Some athletic fields for Gettysburg College are in the background. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 3:15 PM on Sunday, August 16, 2009.
In today’s post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey describes command changes in the corps on July 1, 1863, and when the first units of the Eleventh Corps arrived on the field.
This map shows the location of where our Eleventh Corps at Gettysburg videos were produced. Videos #1-#20 were shown on other maps on our previous posts. Video #21 was taken by the marker for the Third Division of the Eleventh Corps. Video #22 was taken in the fields southeast of West Howard Avenue. Video #23 was taken near the monument to the 45th New York Infantry Regiment. This map was created facing north at approximately 10:30 AM on Wednesday, August 19, 2009.
In Video #21 (Videos #1-#20 were shown in our previous Eleventh Corps posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing near the marker to the Third Division of the Eleventh Corps on West Howard Avenue. He explains how the command structure in the corps changed after Howard was promoted to command the left wing of the Army of the Potomac. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 3:15 PM on Sunday, August 16, 2009.
A closer view of the marker for the Third Division of the Eleventh Army Corps. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 3:15 PM on Sunday, August 16, 2009.
Brigadier General Alexander Schimmelfennig (July 20, 1824 – September 5, 1865) was a Prussian soldier and political revolutionary. He was placed in command of the Third Division of the Eleventh Corps on July 1, 1863. This view was taken circa the 1860s.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing southeast of Howard Avenue. The tennis courts for Gettysburg College are shown in the background. This view was taken facing south at approximately 3:15 PM on Sunday, August 16, 2009.
In Video #22 Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing southeast of West Howard Avenue. He explains the different times attributed to the arrival of the corps on the field of Gettysburg. Stuart believes the Eleventh Corps arrived on the field at approximately 12:00 noon. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 3:15 PM on Sunday, August 16, 2009.
Stuart Dempsey is standing by the monument to the 45th New York Infantry Regiment on West Howard Avenue. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 3:15 PM on Sunday, August 16, 2009.
In Video #23 Stuart Dempsey is standing near the monument to the 45th New York Infantry Regiment on West Howard Avenue. He gives some background on the 45th New York. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 3:15 PM on Sunday, August 16, 2009.