This is a marker showing the fifth position of the 7th Georgia Infantry Regiment during the First Battle of Manassas on July 21, 1861. Its location makes it a marker not often seen by Manassas visitors. This image was taken facing southwest at appro[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Deb Novotny is the host for our series on Evergreen Cemetery. She is standing by the front door of the Michael Jacobs House located on Middle Street. On July 4, 1863, sixteen year old Mary Jacobs stood in the do[...]
Jefferson Davis was President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865. He is buried in Hollywood Cemetery. This view was taken circa the 1860s. Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, is the home of many notable Confederate internme[...]
This view was taken at approximately 8:30 AM on Saturday, September 10, 2011. On the left we are looking to the southwest. On the right we are looking toward the northeast. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG [...]
The photographer is standing on the northeastern slope of Powers Hill. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:00 PM on Sunday, September 4, 2011. Rainfall this week has made flooding a concern in Gettysburg and the surrounding Adams[...]
The statue to Brigadier General Samuel Wiley Crawford in Plum Run Valley/Valley of Death. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:30 PM on Sunday, September 4, 2011. We recently showed you some of the clearing of foliage taking place on [...]
East Cemetery Hill was frequently a site used for reunions of Civil War veterans in the 1880s. The observation tower stands at the location now occupied by the equestrian statue of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock. The photographer was on top of[...]
This engraving shows the Henry House in the left background and the Francis Bartow Monument, probably the first Civil War monument, on the right. It was dedicated on September 4, 1861. This image was created oriented to the northwest in 1861 and is [...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Fred Hawthorne is standing near the Gettysburg College office of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, which is located on Carlisle Street. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 6:15 PM on Friday, Augu[...]
John Wesley Culp is buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia … Or is he? This view was taken circa the 1860s. Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, is the home of many notable Confederate internments with a connection to Gettysbu[...]