Gettysburg Daily

Rocks in Place, But Will They Work?

These stones don’t cover the whole area where they hope to have grass someday. There is still a problem with vehicles parking against the sidewalk on the right side in this view from Lot #2. This view was taken from the north facing south [...]

Parking Lot Progress

More than a few visitors to the new parking lots at Gettysburg National Military Park this weekend decided that when they couldn’t find a place to park on the pavement, they would park in the mud. The park is having a landscape company plac[...]

Red Cloths Finally Removed From Monuments

The monument to the 44th New York Infantry Regiment on Little Round Top. The piece of red cloth that had been tied to the top of the monument was finally removed this weekend. This view was taken from the southeast facing northwest at approximat[...]

Gettysburg Traffic Light During the Reenactment

The traffic was very light on the Old Harrisburg Road during the reenactment of the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Daily was at the corner of the Old Harrisburg Road and East Broadway, near the Eisenhower Elementary [...]

Living History on a Foggy Fifth of July

Each weekend during the spring, summer, and fall, the American Civil War Museum hosts the Civil War Heritage Foundation. The reenactors portray both United States and Confederate States individuals, and include a civil war chapel, provost marshal[...]

Signal Stations at Little Round Top and Devil’s Den

The Signal Corps of the James, and Union and Confederate reenactment group visited Little Round Top and Devil’s Den today to practice sending signals. The Federal “branch” of the group is on Little Round Top near the position of [...]

7:30 AM “Real Time” Program

Thursay, at 7:30 AM, Gettysburg National Military Park seasonal ranger, Bill Hewitt, presented the program, “Overview for July 3, Union & Confederate Preparations.” A hardy few met at the Meade Equestrian statue on Cemetery Ridge.[...]

Brinkherhoff Ridge: Symptomatic of a Bigger Problem

Wednesday afternoon, National Park Service Ranger Historian Troy Harmon lead approximately 200 people on a battle walk of Brinkerhoff’s Ridge. He began in the area of the Jenkin’s Brigade marker on the East Cavalry Battlefield. At th[...]

“Real Time” Program at Barlow’s Knoll

Ranger Historian Karlton Smith presented a “Real Time” program at Barlow’s Knoll at 3:30 this afternoon. His program focused on the position of these men in the 11th Corps as they were attacked by brigades in Jubal Early’s di[...]

Beautiful Bridge, Bad Timing

The contractor for the Reynolds Avenue Bridge decided to pick this week, the 145th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, to close down the bridge to work on the railings. Words cannot adequately describe our feelings about the contractor’[...]