Captain Charles Corbit commanded Company C of the 1st Delaware Cavalry Regiment. He was wounded while leading a mounted charge on the south side of Westminster on June 29, 1863. Some witnesses said his men displayed “an almost suicidal brave[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Krepps is the author of the book, A Strong and Sudden Onslaught, The Cavalry Action at Hanover, Pennsylvania. He is standing on Line Road, which is the state line between Maryland on the right (south) and[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Denny Forwood continues our series on Gettysburg Dental stories. In today’s post, his first story is of Secretary of State William Seward who stayed in the Robert Harper home the night of November 1863. [...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is the host for our series on the Eleventh Corps at Gettysburg. He is standing northwest of the Moritz Tavern near the Pennsyvania/Maryland line. This view was taken facing southeast at approxim[...]
Because of safety and liability concerns, the Property Committee of Chambersburg Street’s Christ Lutheran Church has voted to cut down its two witness trees that stand in front of (north of) the building. This view was taken facing southwest[...]
Wednesday, the National Park Service put a ball/sphere back on top of the monument to Knap’s Pennsylvania Battery on Culp’s Hill. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 2:00 PM on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. On Wednesday, J[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Deb Novotny is standing near the grave of Jennie/Jenny/Ginnie Wade in Evergreen Cemetery. See our previous post on the Jennie Wade’s death on March 6, 2009. This view was taken facing southeast at approx[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Charlie Fennell is standing by the advance marker to the 2nd Maryland Battalion (CSA) located near the saddle between Culp’s Hill and Lower Culp’s Hill/Spangler’s Hill. This view was taken fa[...]
Daniel Sickles returned to the site of his Gettysburg wound in 1886. Brigadier-General Charles Graham is on the right. The Trostle Barn is in the right background. This view was taken facing east by William Tipton in 1886. One of the most interest[...]
Here is a panorama from the northwest corner of the Pennsylvania Monument. The Round Tops are on the left and Cemetery Hill is on the right. (for the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (29.6 MB) here) T[...]