Photos tagged as gettysburg

Gettysburg town

• Date: 13 June 2008
• Photographer: Midworlder: gallery
• Location: USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, Elizabeth Thorne & Husband

While her husband was away serving the Union, Elizabeth Thorne continued to fill his function as the towns cemetary keeper. She was six months pregnant when the battle took place, but buried about 100 of the casualties, mostly on her own.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NBF, High Mark facing Lee

Another view of the high mark reached by Gen. Armistead and the confederates. The tree line where Picketts charge started is about 3/4 mile away.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NBF, View from Little Roundtop

About 600 Alabama troups were attacking from across the road up this slope - the end of the Union Line.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NBF, Farm House

This is one of the farm houses scattered around the battlefield on July 1 - 3, 1863. The NPS had carefully restored them to their 1863 appearance.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NBF, Virginia Memorial

This is placed approximately where Gen. Lee watched the final battle unfold on July 3, 1863 about 3 PM. In 45 minutes, it was all over.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NBF, Seminary Ridge Tree Line

A good view of the tree line where the Confederate Troops prepared for the final assault on July 3, 1863.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NBF, View across Picketts Charge

This is what the 12,000 Confederate troops were seeing as they prepared for their final assault on the union lines. The terrain is slightly uphill, but undulates (dips & rises). They were under fire the entire time.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, Lincoln & Friends

The statue on the left represents any visitor. The statue of Abe Lincoln is the exact height and stature and made from a life mask, so is quite realistic.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, Hotel

The signs say this was built in 1797, but that's a stretch. A hotel has been on this site since 1797, but has burned down three times - so this is NOT the original building...

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, Fahnestock Bldg

This was a store during the battle, but was converted to a distribution center for the charitable donations arriving to help the town recover and care for the wounded.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, Bldg Plaque

The current town buildings that were also standing during the battle have a plaque such as this to identify them.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, County Courthouse

This was built in the 1850's to replace the original courthouse that the county had outgrown. Like all large public buildings (as well as several small private homes), it became a temporary hospital during and after the battle.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, Lincoln Church

President Lincoln attended this Church on Nov. 19, 1863 when he came to Gettysburg to give 'a few appropriate remarks' at the dedication of the new cemetary.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, Artillery Shell

One of nine confederate artillery shells still embedded in town buildings. This one in the building used as the Young Ladies Seminary at the time.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, Young Ladies Seminary

This is now a private home, but during the battle was being used as the "Young Ladies Seminary". If you look closely just to the left of the shutter above the right porch, you can still see an artillery shell embedded in the bricks.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, Lutheran Church

This was one of the first town buildings that became a temporary hospital during the first day of the battle. A Union Chaplin was mistaken as a regular officer and shot dead on these steps by a confederate soldier. The memorial on the steps is for that Chaplin.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 72 - Gettysburg Town, Photo of Cemetary Gate

Elizabeth Thorne lived here with her husband, parents and childred when the battle took place. They were responsible for keeping the town cemetary, she played a fairly key role before and after the battle.

• Date: 12 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NB, Devil's Den

The Confederates were successful in taking this area just past Little Roundtop.

• Date: 11 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NB, Gen. Longstreet

The Confederate General Longstreet was Gen Lee's second in command and reluctantly ordered the charge on Day 3, known as Pickett's Charge.

• Date: 11 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NB, Gen. Lee

Confederate General Robert E. Lee watched the final battle unfold from about the center of the tree line from which his troops emerged. This statue is considered the most realistic likeness, as it was made from a life mask that had been done of Gen. Lee.

• Date: 11 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NB, Virginia Memorial Detail

The men depicted represent various occupations who left to join the confederate cause. Left to right, they are a professional man, mechanic, artist, boy, business man, farmer and a youth.

• Date: 11 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NB, Picketts Charge

This view of the final battlefield is from where Gen. Lee watched. The union line is at the rock wall 3/4 of a mile away.

• Date: 11 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NB, Conf. Memorial

There are many statues and memorials around the battlefield. This one was sculpted by Gutzon Borglam, who also carved Mt. Rushmore.

• Date: 11 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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Day 71 - Gettysburg NB, 11th MS Regiment

Markers for most of the Confederate units were not added until many years after the war, some only recently. This one is for the 11th Mississippi Regiment. Each marker shows where that unit was during the battle and also faces the direction of their opponent.

• Date: 11 November 2007
• Photographer: jl98584: gallery
• Location: Gettysburg, USA
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