Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Bellamy is standing on Seminary Ridge. The home of Samuel Schmucker, one of the founders of the Lutheran Theological Seminary, is in the background. This view was taken facing north at approximately 7:00 AM on Saturday, May 29, 2010.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Bellamy is the host for our series on Cutler’s Brigade of the United States’ Army of the Potomac.
In today’s Cutler’s Brigade post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Bellamy shows us where Cutler’s Brigade crossed Seminary Ridge, and how they moved into position on McPherson’s Ridge.
This map shows the location of the videos for Cutler’s Brigade posts. Videos #1-#15 were shown in our previous posts on Cutler’s Brigade. Video #16 was taken at the location where the Fairfield Road/Hagerstown Road/Middle Street crosses Seminary Ridge. Video #17 was taken near the Chambersburg Pike on the west side of Seminary Ridge. This map was created facing north at approximately 8:00 PM on Monday, May 31, 2010.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Bellamy is standing by the Fairfield Road/Hagerstown Road/Middle Street on Seminary Ridge. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:00 AM on Saturday, May 29, 2010.
In Video #16 (Videos #1-#15 were shown in our previous Cutler’s Brigade posts) Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Bellamy is is standing on Seminary Ridge near the Fairfield Road. He describes how Cutler’s Brigade crossed the Fairfield Road on Seminary Ridge. Of course he meant to say “Schmucker House,” not “Schmucker Hall.” This view was taken facing southeast to north at approximately 7:00 AM on Saturday, May 29, 2010.
Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Bellamy is standing on the west slope of Seminary Ridge. The orchard where Confederate General Robert E. Lee would later place his tent is in the right background. The white steeple is on the 1942 Seminary chapel. The original seminary building (with the cupola) is hidden by the trees to the right of the white steeple. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 7:00 AM on Saturday, May 29, 2010.
In Video #17 Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Bellamy is standing along the Chambersburg Pike on the west slope of Seminary Ridge. He explains how Cutler’s infantry used the low ground between Seminary Ridge and East McPherson’s Ridge to shelter them from Confederate artillery fire from Herr’s Ridge as they moved to the north side of the Chambersburg Pike. This view was taken facing southeast to northwest to south to northwest at approximately 7:00 AM on Saturday, May 29, 2010.
Some statistics of Cutler’s Brigade. This list was provided by Rich Bellamy.