Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Fitzpatrick is the host for our series on the Irish Brigade at Gettysburg. He is standing on Cemetery Ridge and is pointing to the Pennsylvania Memorial in the area where the Irish Brigade was positioned. T[...]
The gate to Montgomery Cemetery, located in Norristown, Pennsylvania. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 10:30 AM on Sunday, May 8, 2011, by Andre Mammino. Founded in 1847, the Montgomery Cemetery, located in Norristown, Pennsylva[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Phil Lechak is the host for our Gettysburg Hospitals program. He is standing on the George Spangler Farm and is pointing to Powers Hill. This view was taken facing north at approximately 4:45 PM on Friday, May 1[...]
In Savannah, Georgia’s Laurel Grove Cemetery there is a section for Confederate soldiers. This area has been variously called “Confederate Field” or “Gettysburg Field.” Of the approximately 700 Confederates buried in th[...]
A sketch titled “The battle of Gettysburg. View of Little Round Top and the Devil’s Den, held by the Fifth Corps,” by Edwin Forbes, sketched on July 4, 1863. Edwin Forbes was a staff artist for Frank Leslie’s Illustrated News[...]
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 [...]
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[...]
The July 3rd positional marker of the 12 Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:40 PM on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Contractors have finished resurfacing the Cyclorama Parking lot and making a few curb[...]
Lieutenant William Wheeler (1836-1864) commanded the 13th Independent Battery, New York Light Artillery at the Battle of Gettysburg. On July 26, 1863 he wrote a letter to his grandfather and aunt. Here are some relevent highlights: “By 4½ P.M.[...]
In Savannah, Georgia’s Laurel Grove Cemetery there is a section for Confederate soldiers. This area has been variously called “Confederate Field” or “Gettysburg Field.” Of the approximately 700 Confederates buried in th[...]