A new stone wall was constructed at Meade’s Headquarters (Lydia Leister Farm) last month. This stone wall doesn’t exactly match the style of stone walls that were in this area in 1863, but a stone wall does show up here on the Warren Map[...]
The statue of President Abraham Lincoln is located on the southwest side of the Pennsylvania Memorial. Visitors walking up the steps are treated to a John Wilkes Booth view of the rear of Lincoln’s head when taking the stairs inside the monume[...]
In an effort to please a small minority of people who are bored with researching the story of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, the National Park Service is adding landscape features from the “commemorative era” of the 1880s-1920s, which wi[...]
The Dobbin House’s Decorations this Christmas include a sleigh and lots of fruit.This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:45 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016. Click here to see our previous post on Dobbin House Christmas Decorat[...]
The Hancock Avenue Gate, which is being constructed by the National Park Service, is an object from Gettysburg National Park’s “commemorative period.” Today we will review how we physically got to this point by reviewing the progre[...]
The Christmas decorations are now displayed on Gettysburg’s Diamond/Square/Circle.This image was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Sunday, November 27, 2016. One of the best times to get away from the crowds at Gettysburg is [...]
The National Cemetery Parking Lot is nearing completion. The parking lot has been significantly reduced in size from the period when it was the Old Cyclorama Parking Lot. Traffic is now able to move through it between the Taneytown Road and Hancock A[...]
The Thompson House along the Chambersburg Pike, west of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Tomorrow morning, Friday, October 28, at 11:30 AM, the Civil War Trust will cut the ribbon and allow the public to walk through the house. This image was taken at appr[...]
This map shows the location of the 1863 structures at the Thompson property, acquired and restored by the Civil War Trust. This image courtesy of the Civil War Trust. Our host for this series is Licensed Battlefield Guide Garry Adelman (right), alo[...]
On October 28th, the Civil War Trust will cut the ribbon on the widow Mary Thompson house, also known as Lee’s Headquarters. We’ll show you some of the progress before the property is opened to the public. Our thanks goes out to the Civi[...]