The 17th Connecticut Monument is to the right of Wainwright Avenue and behind it is the monument to the 54th New York Infantry Regiment. Brickyard Lane is to the left of the newly-constructed Wainwright Avenue and to the left of the retaining wall. [...]
East Cemetery Hill Tour
A cow of debatable aggressiveness paid a visit to Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer’s East Cemetery Hill Battle Walk on the Culp Farm. This view was taken facing at approximately 2:15 PM on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Though Yankee born and b[...]
Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer stands with participants on his East Cemetery Hill battle-walk on Sunday. This view was taken facing west at approximately 1:00 PM on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Though Yankee born and bred, Gettysburg Licensed Bat[...]
Lieutenant General Richard Stoddert Ewell (1817-1872) commanded the Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Gettysburg Campaign. Some of his actions near the end of July 1, 1863 are controversial. This view is courtesy of the Librar[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer is the host for this series on East Cemetery Hill. He is standing on the south side of East High Street, in front of what is now the Gettysburg Municipal Building. At the time of the battle, this str[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer is the host for this series on East Cemetery Hill. He is standing near the summit of East Cemetery Hill, near the equestrian statue of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock. This view was taken facing[...]
East Cemetery Hill was frequently a site used for reunions of Civil War veterans in the 1880s. The observation tower stands at the location now occupied by the equestrian statue of Major General Winfield Scott Hancock. The photographer was on top of[...]
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide John Archer is the host for this series on East Cemetery Hill. He is standing near the top of the hill. The guns and monument underneath the equestrian statue mark the position of Wiedrich’s New York Batte[...]