Jerry Coates is the host for this presentation on the Harvest of Death Photographs. He is standing in Spangler’s Lane. The Henry Spangler Farm is in the background at the end of the lane. Jerry believes that the Harvest of Death photographs we[...]
This statue of General Dwight D. Eisenhower is at the Hall of President’s Museum on the Baltimore Pike. This view was taken facing west at approximately 8:30 AM on Saturday, January 7, 2012. One of the great things about living in Gettysburg i[...]
This is the Timothy O’Sullivan view titled “A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.” The location for this photograph and its companion views, shown later in this post, have been a mystery to many individuals. In today’s post, hist[...]
The moon rising in the sky over Little Round Top.This view was taken at approximately 4:15 PM on Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Instead of showing you a panorama today, we decided to to take a look at a few photos taken last week, as the sun was going do[...]
The photographer is standing on Houck’s Ridge just down the ridge from the monument to the 99th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment (shown in the right portion of this shot), facing Little Round Top and Plum Run Valley. This view was taken at appro[...]
National Park Service volunteer Barb Adams hand-paints a carriage in the Gettysburg National Military Park Cannon Shop. In the first year of Gettysburg Daily, we visited Barb in the summer of 2008 at the High Water Mark. This view was taken at appro[...]
A cannon carriage undergoing restoration in the Gettysburg National Military Park Cannon Shop. The shinier spokes on the wheel in the foreground are new, and have been replaced during the restoration process. This view was taken at approximately 3:4[...]
This Mathew Brady photograph, often titled “Three Rebel Prisoners at Gettysburg,” was likely shot on July 15, 1863. The location is Seminary Ridge, north of the Krauth House, which is out of sight on the right. Ziegler’s Grove on Cemetery Ridg[...]
Lieutenant General Richard Stoddert Ewell (1817-1872) commanded the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Gettysburg Campaign. Some of his actions near the end of July 1, 1863 are controversial. This view is courtesy of the Librar[...]
Colonel Andrew Lintner Harris (1835-1915) commanded the 75th Ohio Infantry Regiment and later Ames’ Brigade at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was born in Butler County, Ohio, and graduated Miami University (of Ohio) in 1860. Stuart Dempsey feels[...]