Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Fred Hawthorne is standing in Evergreen Cemetery by the grave of Lieutenant Colonel Emmor B. Cope. Cope was the last Civil War veteran to be a Superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park. The New State M[...]
The National Park Service is constructing a fence around its maintenance area located at the junction of the Taneytown Road and Pleasonton Avenue. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 4, 2010. The Nati[...]
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[...]
This view was taken at approximately 4:50 PM on Friday, December 3, 2010. 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 h[...]
The Gettysburg Christmas Tree, lit on the Lincoln Square. This view was taken facing east at approximately 10:02 PM on Thursday, Dember 2, 2010. On Monday, November 22, employees from Gettysburg Borough’s Public Works Department erected Gettys[...]
More tree clearing has taken place in the area of the McMillan Woods and the David McMillan House … but where? This view was taken facing south at approximately 5:10 PM on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. We’ve updated you a few different ti[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is the host for our Eleventh Corps series. He is standing on East Cemetery Hill. On the right is the light blue/green water tank that distinctively marks Cemetery Hill. Wiedrich’s Battery I [...]
The Hampton Battery Rock or “Shelter Rock” protected wounded from Hampton’s Battery F, Independent Pennsylvania Light Artillery on July 3, 1863. The white buildings in the background are on the Hummelbaugh Farm. This image from the[...]
The Culp’s Hill tree cutting has finally moved to the north side of Culp’s Hill where the Iron Brigade was positioned on July 2nd and 3rd, 1863. The marker for the 7th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment is in thre foreground. On the other side[...]
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 (43.8 MB) here. This view was taken at [...]