Then: Gettysburg College ROTC performs calisthenics by Captain Lewis Heckman’s Battery K, First Ohio Light Artillery. Two artillery pieces and a shell pyramid were on display in this photo (you can barely see the wheel to the second gun carriage jus[...]
In yesterday’s post, we showed you an 1880s William Tipton photograph of Stevens Hall. That photo contained an astronomical observatory (highlighted). We’ll show you where the old observatory was located in today’s post.This image [...]
Stevens Hall at Gettysburg College, as it appeared in the 1880s. The college observatory (no longer standing), can be seen in the left of this photograph.This image was taken facing southwest by William Tipton circa 1880s. We’re standing on t[...]
Confederate Major General Henry Heth was wounded at this spot on July 1, 1863, as he advanced with his men through McPherson’s/Herbst’s/Reynold’s Woods on the western arm of McPherson’s Ridge. Heth would claim after the battl[...]
This birdhouse, located along the Biser Fitness Trail in the Gettysburg Recreation Park, is on federal property. The David McMillan House, a privately owned structure on Seminary Ridge, can be seen in the background just above the birdhouse. This im[...]
This prominent witness tree on Culp’s Hill, a white oak, was damaged in December.This image was taken facing at approximately 2:30 PM on Monday, February 20, 2017. The witness tree is labeled with a blue star. It appears in this photograph by[...]
From left to right: In the background, the Taneytown Road entrance to the Soldiers National Cemetery. The Hancock Avenue Gate. And in the foreground, the newly constructed Best Western Hotel on Steinwehr Avenue.This image was taken facing southeast [...]
We noticed a hawk while driving north along the Emmitsburg Road (Business Route 15) on Sunday afternoon.The hawk is perched on a fence next to Bucklyn’s Battery, First Rhode Island Light Artillery Battery E. The Sherfy Barn, as well as the mon[...]
A large tree fell across the paved walkway near the Virginia State monument along West Confederate Avenue on Sunday.This image was taken facing northwest at approximately 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Falling trees can damage monuments, mark[...]
Giving tours on the battlefield on foggy days can be difficult. Your visibility is limited, and you cannot get the sweeping panoramas to show landmarks and large battle movements. This image shows the monument to the 74th Pennsylvania Infantry Regim[...]