Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing on the summit of Barlow Knoll, near cannon marking the position of Lieutenant Bayard Wilkeson’s Battery G, 4th United States Artillery. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is our host for a series on the Eleventh Army Corps during the Battle of Gettysburg. Stuart had two relatives in the Eleventh Corps (73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment) and both were killed/mortally wounded at Gettysburg. They are both buried in the National Cemetery. Stuart has been a Licensed Battlefield Guide since 2004.
In today’s Eleventh Corps post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey shows the position of the 25th and of the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment, and discusses the commander of the 107th Ohio, Colonel Seraphim Meyer.
This map shows the location of where our Eleventh Corps at Gettysburg videos were produced. Videos #1-#53 were shown on other maps on our previous posts. Video #54 was taken on Barlow Knoll by the monument to Brigadier General Francis C. Barlow. Videos #55-58 and #62 were taken on the summit of the knoll near Wilkeson’s Battery, and the monument to the 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Video #59 was taken near the marker to the 54th New York. Video #60 was taken near Rock Creek. Video #61 was taken at the position of the 153rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment. Videos #63-#64 were taken near the monument to the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment. This map was created facing north at approximately 6:15 PM on Sunday, April 24, 2010.
In Video #62 (Videos #1-#61 were shown in our previous Eleventh Corps posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing on the summit of Barlow Knoll. He shows the positions of the 25th Ohio Infantry Regiment, and the 107th Ohio when they were attacked on July 1, 1863. This view was taken facing southeast to northeast to north to northwest to southwest at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing near the monument to the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment. The cemetery for the Adams County Alms House is in the background. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.
In Video #63 Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing near the monument to the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment. He discusses Brigadier General Adelbert Ames’ reaction to seeing Colonel Seraphim Meyer commanding soldiers in action. This view was taken facing northeast to north at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.
Stuart Dempsey is standing near the monument to the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment. He is pointing out the name of the regiment’s Colonel, Seraphim Meyer. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.
In Video #64 Stuart Dempsey is standing near the monument of the 107th Ohio Regiment. He describes how Colonel Seraphim Meyer was court martialed for his conduct at Gettysburg, was exonerated, but would still lose his command in 1864. This view was taken facing north at approximately 5:30 PM on Friday, April 2, 2010.