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[...]
The painting “Last Night of the War” shows Major George Wallis Hamilton (bending slightly with right hand raised to his helmet) leading his men in the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment across the Meuse River on the night of November 10-[...]
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 [...]
During the day visitors to Gettysburg will find this portion of Steinwehr Avenue, from South Washington St. to Baltimore St., a one-way road due to construction. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 1:30 PM on Friday, March 4, 2011.[...]
Today’s panorama concentrates on the Confederate view of the Peach Orchard at ground level. This panorama is taken from in front of (east of) the Louisiana State Monument. On the left is Pitzer’s and Spangler’s Woods the red Alexan[...]
On July 1, 1922, President Warren G. Harding and other dignitaries climbed the Ziegler’s Grove Tower to watch Marines reenact Pickett’s Charge. Two prominent individuals on the tower with the President are buried at Arlington National Ce[...]
Little Round Top, with the Warren statue figured prominently in the right-center. This view was taken circa 1900 and is courtesy of the Library of Congress. It is a photo-mechanical colorized print of a black and white negative. The 150th Anniversar[...]
George Nixon (1821-July 10, 1863) was a member of Company B of the 73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment. He was wounded in the right hip on July 2, 1863 while skirmishing with Confederates on Smith’s Ridge. Musician Richard Enderlin was awarded the Med[...]
The Civil War Preservation Trust has purchased five acres of Powers Hill property, which borders the Baltimore Pike. The boarded up house is part of this newly acquired property. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 1:15 PM on Satu[...]
This view was taken at approximately 4:30 PM on Friday, February 25, 2011. On the left we are looking to the north. On the right we are looking to the south. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG version, click [...]