Gettysburg Daily

Early Morning at the Wheatfield

The tall 1885 monument to the 27th Connecticut Infantry Regiment is in the center. To its left is the monument to the 81st Pennsylvania, and to its right, the monument to the 61st New York.  This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 6:[...]

Sherfy’s Peach Orchard Bears Fruit

To the surprise of many, fruit has appeared on peach trees in the replanted Peach Orchard at Gettysburg National Military Park. This view was taken facing west at approximately 4:50 PM on Monday, August 16, 2010. We have covered the replanting of [...]

The Angle Panorama: August 2010

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 [...]

Little Round Top Panorama: August, 2010

Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. This view was taken at approximately 5:50 AM on Sunday, August 8, 2010. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG version, click here. If[...]

54th Massachusetts Memorial on the Boston Common

Designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the bronze “Shaw Memorial” to Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was unveiled on Memorial Day, 1897. This view was taken facing east at approximately 8:50 AM on W[...]

The Boston Cyclorama Building

Originally built to house and exhibit Paul Philippoteaux’s “Battle of Gettysburg” painting, the Boston Cyclorama building, as seen in the late 19th century. This view was taken facing northwest circa the 1880s. Designed by Charle[...]

World War II at Gettysburg, Part 2: Gettysburg LBG Ralph Siegel

Certified fighter aces of the storied 31st Fighter Group pose together in front of a P-51B Mustang. Captain Frederick Dorsch, who is buried in the Gettysburg National Cemetery, is on the far left in this photo. This photograph, taken circa the 1940s[...]