The chinking is finished between the logs on the south side of the William Patterson House. The Taneytown Road is on the left. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:15 PM on Thursday, October 29, 2009. Chinking is slowly being placed[...]
This drawing shows what the area of the Lincoln statue plaza will look like after it is dedicated at the Gettysburg National Park Service Visitor Center on November 19, 2009, the 146th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg’s Address. Wor[...]
From left, President Jimmy Carter, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, and author Shelby Foote listen intently to Park Tech Bob Prosperi at “the Angle” as he describes the events of Pickett’s Charge. In the center and right background is[...]
Colonel John Randolph Chambliss Jr. (January 23, 1833–August 16, 1864) commanded the first brigade of Confederate cavalry that entered Hanover on June 30, 1863. He was a native of Virginia, and a West Point graduate. As a lieutenant in 1853, he wa[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Rich Kohr is standing on the slope (front lawn) of the Custis-Lee Mansion (Arlington House). He is standing between the graves of Ezra Carman of the 13th New Jersey and Henry Van Ness Boynton of the 35th Ohio [...]
York County Heritage Trust Sanctioned Civil War Guide Scott Mingus is standing east of Cool Creek Road in the area where the Battle of Wrightsville occurred on the afternoon of June 28, 1863. Wrightsville is behind the trees in the background. The[...]
Captain Hubert Anton Casimir Dilger (March 5, 1836 – May 4, 1911) was a German immigrant who was known as one of the best artillerymen in the Army of the Potomac. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Chancellorsville in May, 1863. [...]
Big Round Top is on the left, and Benner’s Hill is on the right in this view. This Culp’s Hill Tower Panorama was taken from southwest to northeast at approximately 9:00 AM on Thursday, October 22, 2009. Today we have an update of the fall fol[...]
Historic Long Lane, near Colt Park and the McMillan Fields was partially restored by the Friends of the National Parks at Gettysburg last June. Undergrowth has made significant progress in some areas of the lane. This view was taken facing southea[...]
The Winebrenner Tannery was located south of the Hanover Town Square and southeast of Frederick Street. Lieutenant-Colonel William H. F. Payne of the 2nd North Carolina Cavalry Regiment fell into a vat in the tannery and was captured by the United[...]