The Evergreen Cemetery Gatehouse, erected in 1855, was one of the most prominent landmarks on East Cemetery Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg. By the time of the battle, approximately 390 people had been buried in Evergreen Cemetery. In 1856 400 [...]
This view was taken at approximately 10:55 AM on Friday, December 24, 2010. 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 ve[...]
On the left the camera is pointed northeast. On the right, the camera is pointed southwest. On the other (southwest) side of the cannon is the red Alexander Spangler barn. This view was taken at approximately 11:05 AM on Friday, December 24, 2010. F[...]
This 1936 view was taken facing southwest looking towards the Slaughter Pen and Devil’s Den, prior to brush clearing by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Courtesy of the Center for Civil War Photography, which has more than 1,000 historic Getty[...]
Granite Schoolhouse Lane, pictured here in 1934. Courtesy of the the Center for Civil War Photography, which has more than 1,000 historic Gettysburg Park images like these on their Flickr. Constructed circa 1800, the Granite Schoolhouse Lane has rem[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is the host for our Eleventh Corps series. He is standing on East Cemetery Hill. On the left is the equestrian statue to Major General Winfield Scott Hancock. In the center background is the red, [...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Fred Hawthorne is standing on East Cemetery Hill in front of the water tanks of the Gettysburg Municipal Authority. The large water tank on the right is the “landmark” tank to help individuals know t[...]
This painting titled General View of the Union Lines on the Morning of July 3, 10 AM, During the Attack of Johnston’s Div. C.S.A. by the artist Edwin Forbes shows the area around the Baltimore Pike. Powers Hill is on the far left with a lot of its [...]
This photograph was taken from Houck’s Ridge looking west. This would be the view that some members of the the 124th New York Infantry Regiment had as Confederates attacked (moving towards the camera) from Warfield Ridge/Seminary Ridge. The st[...]
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[...]