The “9” on the monument to the 9th Massachusetts, located on Sykes Avenue at the foot of Big Round Top, is enclosed in shamrocks. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 5:00 PM on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. In honor of St. P[...]
Brigadier General Samuel Wiley Crawford (1829-1892) was born in Franklin County Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1846 and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1860 He joined the United States Army as an a[...]
The marker to James Cooper’s Battery B, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery is one of the oldest on the Gettysburg Battlefield. The features on the original top of the monument have faded away, and a new stone will be re-engraved. This view was [...]
From January 1-7, 1929 a tri-engined Fokker C-2 aircraft, the Question Mark stayed aloft in order to experiment with air refueling. The plane received its name because when asked before the flight how long they thought they could stay in the air, th[...]
Our March panorama from the Longstreet tower. On the left side we are looking north, and on the right side we are looking southeast. For the larger JPEG version click here, or you can download the uncompressed TIFF file (29.5 MB) here. This view w[...]
Looking east on West Middle Street, at the intersection of South Washington St. and Middle St. This view was taken facing east at approximately 4:00 PM on Friday, March 11, 2011. As we mentioned last week, another area in Gettysburg that will be imp[...]
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 (44.0 MB) here. This view was taken at [...]
Plum Run. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 8:00 AM on Monday, March 7, 2011. Severe precipitation throughout the last week caused high water levels in several areas of the battlefield. Today we will show you some photos of a vis[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Joe Mieczkowski is standing on Little Round Top holding a reproduction musketoon. Behind him is the statue for one of this post’s subjects, Brigadier General Gouverneur Kemble Warren. This view was taken f[...]
The National Park Service is planning on “redoing” the Rostrum in the Gettysburg National Cemetery to its original 1879 appearance. Antietam National Battlefield has refurbished its rostrum and it will be a model for the Gettysburg Rost[...]