Gettysburg Daily

Segways

Licensed Battlefield Guide Dave Eisenhart prepares to give a tour on a segway Sunday morning. Two different companies operate segway operations in Gettysburg, although only one uses Licensed Battlefield Guides. This view was taken from the north[...]

17% of Visitors Pay to See $8, 22 Minute Film

Only 17% of visitors to the new National Park Service visitor center have paid to see the new movie, “A New Birth of Freedom.” There were not a lot of people in line for this showing of the movie this morning. The entrance doors to th[...]

Bert Barnett’s Battlefield Walk

Gettysburg National Military Park Historian Bert Barnett lead a walk along Seminary Ridge showing the Confederate artillery positions for July 3, 1863. Unfortunately, the rain kept more visitors from attending the program. Here Bert explains tha[...]

Summer Programs Sparsely Attended

The National Park Service summer programs at Gettysburg National Military Park have not been well attended this year. Here, only four visitors are attending this 1:30 PM program “Visit to the Past” at the rear of the visitor center. [...]

4:30 PM at the High Water Mark

Most tours of the Gettysburg National Military Park end at the High Water Mark, or the area where Pickett’s Charge was decided on July 3, 1863. Visitors tour the battlefield in a variety of ways, on their own, with a tape tour, with a Licen[...]

Early Morning Living History

The 4th Maryland Artillery (CSA) was performing and camping at Pitzer’s Woods this weekend. They are a well equipped unit, and this trailer carries much of that equipment. This view was taken from the northeast facing southwest at approxim[...]

Gettysburg Festival Opens This Week

The Gettysburg Festival began this week, and The Slide Show began performing at the front of the Gettysburg Hotel just before 9:00 AM Saturday morning. This view was taken from the northwest facing southeast at approximately 8:55 AM on Saturday, [...]

Gettysburg Civil War Research Center Now Open in Schmucker Hall

The Gettysburg Civil War Research Center opened up in Schmucker Hall, on Seminary Ridge this year. The Adams County Historical Society had many questions over the years concerning the military aspects of the Battle of Gettysburg, and they finally[...]