The original (1880s) monument/marker to Company D of the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The monument/marker was located at the intersection of Middle Street (Hagerstown/Fairfield Road) and West Confederate Avenue. This view, courtesy of Rich Kohr, was taken facing southeast circa the 1880s.
In today’s post on the Bucktails on McPherson’s Ridge, we leave McPherson’s Ridge to show where some of the Bucktails retreated on Seminary Ridge, and through the town.
This map shows the locations where our videos were recorded. The number in the star matches the number of the video listed on this post. Videos #1-#21 were taken in our previous Bucktail posts. Video #22 was taken at the intersection of Middle Street and West Confederate Avenue. Video #23 was taken at the intersection of High Street and Washington Street. This map was made facing north at approximately 4:00 PM on Sunday, February 21, 2010.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing beside the second (1916) monument/marker to Company D of the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. The Shultz House is in the right background. This view was taken facing east at approximately 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 10, 2010.
In Video #22 (Videos #1-#21 were shown in our previous Bucktail posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr describes the rear guard action performed for the First Corps by Company D of the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry. This view was taken facing north to east to north to east at approximately 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 10, 2010.
Private Joseph Henry Baldwin was a member of Company D, 149th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Company D was the headquarters guard for the First Army Corps, and was the rear guard of the corps on Seminary Ridge. Private Baldwin was killed performing his duty in the area of the Company D monument/marker. This view, courtesy of Rich Kohr, was taken circa the 1860s.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing on the northwest corner of the intersection of High Street and Washington Street in the Borough of Gettysburg. High Street runs right to left (west to east) in this view. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 10, 2010.
In Video #23 Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr describes the capture of the colors of the 150th Pennsylvania, and who he believes was the color bearer. This view was taken facing southwest to west to north to southeast to southwest at approximately 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 10, 2010.