The Josiah Benner House with the Old Harrisburg Road in the foreground. This view was taken facing west circa the late 1800s. Before its recent acquisition by the National Park Service (with help from the Civil War Preservation Trust), the 9-acre Jo[...]
On Sunday morning, we took a walk along the Emmitsburg Road Ridge to take some pictures of the monuments and the trees in the area as the sun came up. The monument is to the 1st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. The marker on the right is to Perry[...]
THE BATTLE OF FONTENOY, MAY 11, 1745, by Horace Vernet; The first “Irish Brigade” in world history was comprised of 6 Regiments of Irishmen who secretly left Ireland [the “Wild Geese” as they were declared on ships’ manifests so the British governme[...]
A large section of a tree fell on the top of the monument to the 121st New York Infantry Regiment on Little Round Top. It knocked the bronze figure at the top of the monument backwards. The damage not only separated the bronze top from the granite b[...]
William Watts Parker is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. This view was taken circa the 1860s. Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, is the home of many notable Confederate internments with a connection to Gettysburg. Gettysbur[...]
On the left the camera is pointing to the northeast and on the right of the view the camera is pointing to the southeast. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (42.7 MB) here. This view was taken at a[...]
In yesterday’s post, we showed you how the National Park Service used this replica statue in Manchester, New Hampshire, to cast a new head and other pieces for the 4th New York Artillery monument. Here is a view of the wax mold we showed you y[...]
The newly casted bronze head to the 4th New York Independent Battery monument, on display at the Gettysburg National Military Park Monument Shop. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:25 PM on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Wednesday aft[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer is the host for this series on East Cemetery Hill. He is standing near the summit of East Cemetery Hill, near the equestrian statue of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock. This view was taken facing[...]
Henry H. Lockwood (August 17, 1814-December 7, 1899) was born in Kent County, Delaware, and graduated from West Point in 1836. He saw some service in the Seminole Wars, and in 1841 he was appointed Professor of Mathematics at the United States Naval[...]