An original broadside requesting bids for the removal of the bodies of United States’ soldiers to the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. The winning bid was $1.59 per body. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:30 PM on Wednesday,[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Ed Suplee, is standing near the marker to the field hospital for the 32nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment in the area of the “Stony Hill.” The rock was used to shelter the wounded and the field hos[...]
We know that it takes professional expertise to clean the graffiti from this monument, but should it take so long? The National Park Service Technical Preservation Services Branch doesn’t think so. They state: “Building managers and own[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Jim Hessler, is standing near the home of the Lydia Leister, which was Major-General George Gordon Meade’s primary headquarters during the Battle of Gettysburg. This view was taken facing southeast at ap[...]
The sidewalk at the Longstreet Tower is being completely renovated, and the parking area has been redesigned. The bus parking area (closer to the camera) will be longer, and the parking for other vehicles is to be shorter. This view was taken faci[...]
Our May panorama from the Longstreet tower. On the left side we are looking north, and on the right side we are looking southeast. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (20.9 MB) here. This view was[...]
On the evening of July 2, 1863, two brigades of Geary’s Second Division, and all of Williams’ Division left the Culp’s Hill area to bolster the Union lines on the south end of the battlefield. The 137th New York Infantry Regiment[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Denny Forwood continues our series on Gettysburg Dental stories. In today’s post, his first story is of Major Joshua G. Palmer, a dentist from Urbana, Ohio. Palmer was a member of the 66th Ohio Infantry [...]
The Comfort Inn built on the boundary of Evergreen Cemetery has been sporting multi-colors the last couple of weeks. Evergreen Cemetery had flags on the graves of veterans. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 8:00 AM on Saturday,[...]
The walls are being reconstructed at the William Patterson House. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:20 PM on Friday, May 22, 2009. The walls are now rising in the William Patterson House on the Taneytown Road. It is not very di[...]