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 1:40 PM on Monday, January 25, 2010. This view gives an[...]
The south and west sides of the Pennsylvania State Monument. We previously showed some details on the right or south side of the monument. Today we will walk to the left or west or front side of the monument. Some of our photographs were taken the[...]
Brigadier General Francis Channing Barlow commanded the First Division of the Eleventh Corps on July 1, 1863. He was wounded when his division was attacked near what is known as Barlow’s Knoll or Blocher’s Knoll. This view is from the [...]
Our latest panoramic update of the change of seasons from Little Round Top. This view was taken at approximately 1:20 PM on Monday, January 25, 2010. For a medium-sized version of the panorama click here. For the larger JPEG version, click here. [...]
The banks of Plum Run or “Bloody Run” had difficulty containing the significant amounts of water received recently. The Round Tops are in the background. The bridge over Crawford Avenue is also visible. This view was taken facing south[...]
A postcard showing the attack of the 55th Virginia Infantry, of Brockenbrough’s Confederate Brigade, attacking the Pennsylvania Bucktails in the McPherson Barn. As Rich will explain later in the post, this is not the direction from which the[...]
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[...]
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 4:30 PM on Monday, January 18, 2010. For[...]
The complex of buildings which was the Adams County Alms House. The Harrisburg Road is in the foreground. This view was taken facing northwest circa 1885 and is courtesy of Stuart Dempsey. Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is ou[...]
A vehicle ran over and damaged the right flank marker of the 74th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment this week. It is located on West Howard Avenue. The Oak Ridge Tower is in the background above the marker. Oak Hill is in the right background. This v[...]