This image is titled “An Incident of Gettysburg– The Last Thought of a Dying Father.” It probably depicts Sergeant Amos Humiston of the 154th New York Infantry Regiment clutching to his chest a photograph of his children. This ima[...]
James J. Archer is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia. This view was taken circa 1862-1864. Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, is the home of many notable Confederate internments with a connection to Gettysburg. Gettysburg Dai[...]
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[...]
This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 3:40 PM on Sunday, September 25, 2011. The New York State Monument in the Soldiers National Cemetery was cleaned for the first time since 1998. To wrap-up another rainy week in Gettysburg, weR[...]
Segway riders and walkers share Warren Avenue in Gettysburg National Military Park. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 3:10 PM on Sunday, September 25, 2011. Warren Avenue was closed after flooding in April of this year. Due to da[...]
Samuel Weaver supervised the exhumation of Union soldiers from the battlefield and surrounding communities so that they could be reburied in Gettysburg’s National Cemetery. Here he is in Hanover, Pennsylvania, supervising the removal of bodies[...]
Confederate Brigadier General Barnard Elliot Bee Jr. (1824-1861) was one of the first general officers killed in the American Civil War. He was a native of South Carolina who graduated thirty-third in West Point’s Class of 1845. He was wounded[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Fitzpatrick is the host for this series on the Irish Brigade. He is standing near the southwest section of Rose’s Wheatfield. He is dressed in the uniform of a member of the 69th New York Infantry Reg[...]
To our left we can see the monument to the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, the Copse/Clump of Trees, the monument to the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, and the Round Tops. The Codori Farm is visible to the front left. The Pickett’s [...]
On the left the camera is pointing to the southeast and on the right of the view the camera is pointing to the northwest. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (50.3 MB) here. This view was taken at [...]