The water line has made it about 1/3 of the way up East Cemetery Hill. Wainwright Avenue is in the right of this shot. This view was taken facing south at approximately 6:15 PM on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. National Park Service contractors have wor[...]
Three members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, photographed as they constructed the original water line in 1937. The camera operator is standing on Stevens Knoll. The workers broke through the non Civil War era stone wall behind them. To the lef[...]
A vehicle struck and damaged the monument to the 74th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment this month. It is located on West Howard Avenue. Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide and the host for our series on the Eleventh Corps, Stuart Dempsey, is inspe[...]
The post and rail fence stretching from United States Avenue to Hancock Avenue was finished last week. This view was taken facing south at approximately 1:05 PM on Thursday, July 15, 2010. The post and rail fence constructed on the western slope o[...]
Like the rest of the battlefield, the grass we previously showed you surrounding the William Patterson House has seen better days This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:55 AM on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. An anonymous individual who wo[...]
Our July panorama from the Longstreet tower. On the left side we are looking north, and on the right side we are looking southeast. Again, look at how the lack of rain in our area has affected the fields. For the larger JPEG version click here, or[...]
The photographer is standing on Houck’s Ridge by the monument to the 99th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, facing Little Round Top and Plum Run Valley. This view was taken at approximately 4:00 PM on Wednesday, July 21. For a medium-sized versi[...]
The water line has crested Steven’s Knoll and descended across Slocum Avenue. United States Major General Henry Slocum’s equestrian statue is in the right background. This view was taken facing west at approximately 6:05 PM on Wednesda[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Andie Custer is standing on the east side of the Emmitsburg Road on Wintrode Ridge. The Cornelius Houghtelin Farm is in the background. The house was here at the time of the battle. Andie is wearing jeans beca[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Ralph Siegel lives in Mercersville, New Jersey. He is the host of our series on World War II soldiers buried in the Gettysburg National Cemetery. He is by the headstone of Stanley Walinski, who was killed in act[...]