Powers Hill from the intersection of Blacksmith Shop Road and Granite Schoolhouse Lane. Powers Hill was used as an artillery platform, headquarters, and signal station. This view was taken from the southeast facing northwest at approximately 4:3[...]
Dr. John W.C. O’Neal was born in Fairfax County, Virginia on April 21, 1821. He attended Pennsylvania College, now Gettysburg College, at various times, and although he was and a member of the class of 1844, he also received his medical deg[...]
The 14th Brooklyn, or 84th New York Infantry Regiment Monument on the southwest side of the bridge over the Railroad Cut, or the Reynolds Avenue Bridge. Concrete beams are now over the cut. This view was taken from the southwest facing northeast a[...]
These trees had only been in the ground approximately four hours when the photographs were taken. This view was taken from the southeast facing northwest at approximately 4:30 PM on Monday, April 7, 2008. On a cloudy Monday, the Star and Banner ag[...]
On Sunday afternoon the Gettysburg Daily took a rare opportunity to view the progress of the restoration work that has been performed on Paul Philippoteaux’s cyclorama depiction of the Battle of Gettysburg. The painting is scheduled to open[...]
The Jacob Weikert House. Parts of the home were first constructed in the 1700s, and the majority of the house was built around 1825. The Weikerts purchased it in 1840 from John Hoke. This view was taken from the southeast facing northwest at ap[...]
The wayside exhibit at Gettysburg National Military Park’s most famous Peach Orchard. The small orange flags mark locations where the peach trees will be replanted. This view was taken from the northeast facing southwest at approximately 4[...]
When Confederate artillery opened from Benner’s Hill, fire was returned from approximately 41 guns from three locations. The locations were: Cemetery Hill (30 guns), visible 1400 yards in front of the right cannon in this picture; CulpR[...]
It you are skeptical about how the new National Park Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park is going to look, you’re not going to be after you tour the facility. The Star and Banner was very impressed when we visited the inside[...]
The equestrian statue of United States Major-General Oliver Otis Howard on East Cemetery Hill. Howard was one of only three men, the others being George Gordon Meade and Joseph Hooker, who were voted the thanks of Congress for their role in the Ge[...]