Crawford Avenue is open, but the access to Devil’s Den is closed. So where to people park who want to see Devil’s Den as a busy weekend begins at Gettysburg? This view was taken from the northeast facing southwest at approximately 11:0[...]
Cement was delivered today to the North Stratton Street Bridge in Gettysburg. This view was taken from the northeast facing southwest at approximately 9:30 AM on Thursday, August 7, 2008. Progress has been made on the North Stratton Street Bridge in[...]
Crawford Avenue in Gettysburg National Military Park is closed this week as culverts are being replaced in at least three locations. It is hoped that the road will be open again by this weekend. Little Round Top is in the left background, and Bi[...]
“Doctor” and National Park Service Seasonal Ranger Jim Flook performs an “operation” on a visitor at Gettysburg National Military Park. Flook is playing the role of the Chief Surgeon, while his assistant surgeons on either [...]
The day after a Civil War Reenactor was wounded by another reenactor in the foot at the Civil War Wax Museum on Steinwehr Avenue, the yellow tape was removed, and the area was no longer considered a “crime scene.” This view was taken [...]
Details are sketchy, but according to eyewitnesses, a reenactor performing at Gettysburg’s American Civil War Museum was wounded near this tent Sunday afternoon. He was laying underneath a tarp by the tent when one of his fellow reenactors [...]
Captain Don McConnell, a former military intelligence officer in “real life,” explains the purpose of the encampment. This view was taken from the southeast facing northwest at approximately 2:30 PM on Saturday, August 2, 2008. Sykes Reg[...]
Salome “Sallie” Myers was a 21 year old school teacher in Gettysburg who, like other civilians in the town, became a nurse during and following the battle. National Park Service seasonal intern Karen Cox, a student at Mount St. Marys U[...]
Itinerary tablets, or markers, which show actions taken by the Army of the Potomac each day from June 26, 1863 to July 5, 1863 have still not been placed on East Cemetery Hill. The holes around the bases have been filled, and the grass has been pl[...]
It’s time to cut the hay at Gettysburg National Military Park. Hay bales are beginning to be seen at various places this week including this field between McPherson’s Ridge and Seminary Ridge. The statue is of United States Major-Gener[...]