York County Heritage Trust Sanctioned Guide Scott Mingus is standing near Bair’s Mill on Kreutz Creek. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 2:45 PM on Sunday, September 13, 2009. Scott L. Mingus, Sr. is a scientist and execu[...]
The “Gettysburg Gun” belonged to Battery B, 1st Rhode Island Artillery. An artillery projectile was stuck in its muzzle on July 3, 1863. This view was taken circa 1890. Licensed Battlefield Guide George Newton is a native of Baltimore,[...]
Arlington and Gettysburg have many individuals in common. This view shows three. President John F. Kennedy visited Gettysburg on March 31, 1963. While Arlington claims that Jacqueline Kennedy received the idea for the eternal flame in Paris, Lyndo[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Anthony Kellon is an attorney in the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Public Defender’s Office. Tony has been a Licensed Battlefield Guide since 2006. He continues his series on United States Major General John Gib[...]
These trees were recently cut west of Culp’s Hill in the ravine near Williams Avenue. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 4:30 PM on Wednesday, September 23, 2009. In our first post, the tree cutting continues in the area o[...]
There are two monuments to the 29th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment on Culp’s Hill. This monument was erected in 1885. Until recently, the ravine in the background was heavily wooded. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 4:30[...]
On the left the camera is pointing to the northeast and on the right of the view the camera is pointing to the southwest. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (28.7 MB) here. This view was taken at[...]
Civil War author J.D. Petruzzi is standing on the Hunterstown-Hampton Road in Hunterstown, Pennsylvania. The Hunterstown “town square” is a couple of hundred yards behind J.D. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 2:15 [...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Michael Kanazawich is the author of the book Remarkable Stories of the Lincoln Assassination. He is standing in Baptist Alley behind Ford’s Theater by the stage door which John Wilkes used to enter and e[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Elwood “Woody” Christ is the author of the book, Over a Wide, Hot,…Crimson Plain: The Struggle for the Bliss Farm at Gettysburg, July 2nd and 3rd, 1863. He is the host for our series on the fig[...]