Cemetery Hill
Cannon placed atop Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg National Military Park.
Cemetery Hill Cannon
Cannon emplacement atop Cemetery Hill, overlooking the Culps Hill area.
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Cannon on the Hill
Cannon atop Cemetery Hill, overlooking the Culps Hill and Spangler Springs area.
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Monument to Cemetery Hill
Cannon atop Cemetery Hill amongst the various other monuments commemorating the units engaged in the attack on July 2-3.
Cannon View
Cannon atop East Cemetery Hill, observing the Culps Hill area.
The Gatehouse
The Evergreen Cemetery Gatehouse atop East Cemetery Hill, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attack on July 3.
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Cannon Below the Springs
Cannon emplacement in the Spangler Springs area of the Gettysburg National Military Park ,where Confederate forces withheld Union attacks for seven hours before the Union recaptured it after losing it the night before July 3, 1863.
Lying About
Union troops lying about camp prior to forming up for a field demonstration.
Command Meeting
Union Colonel and Sergeant Major sitting within their command.
Command Relaxation
Union Colonel and Sergeant Major relaxing prior with music prior forming up for battle demonstration - Gettysburg National Military Park.
Union Soldiers
Union soldiers sitting and relaxing prior to battle demonstration.
Musket & Games
An impromptu game of Checkers, relaxing with their gear set aside.
Union Soldiers
Union infantry soldiers relaxing prior to battle and musket demonstrations.
Getting Ready
Union soldier getting ready to form up for battle and musket demonstration - Gettysburg National Military Park.
Gangly Muster
A platoon of Union soldiers mustering prior to musket and battle demonstration.
Musket Ready
A Union soldier checking his musket as the platoon musters around him, prior to a musket and battle demonstration.
Bugle Calls
Union Company and Regimental Commanders protecting themselves from the poor tune of the bugle calls
Old Man Muster
Older members of the platoon while in muster prior to the musket and battle demonstration.
Union Platoon
A platoon of Union soldiers mustering prior to marching to the musket and battle demonstration area.
Road March
Union platoon marching toward the demonstration area for musket and battle demonstration.
Leading the Column
Senior enlisted and officers leading the short march to the demonstration area for the musket and battle demonstration at Gettysburg National Military Park.
In the Field
Union soldiers march in column as they prepare for a musket and battle demonstration at Gettysburg National Military Park.
At Ease
Union platoon resting in formation prior to battle and musket demonstration at the Gettysburg National Military Park.
Loading the Shot
Union soldiers loading their shot and powder as part of the musket and battle demonstration at Gettysburg National Military Park.
Ramrod
Union soldiers packing the shot and powder in the musket barrels as part of the musket and battle demonstration at Gettysburg National Military Park.
Ready, Aim....
Union soldiers conducing their musket and battle demonstration at the Gettysburg National Military Park.
Volley Fire
Union soldiers taking aim during volley fire during the musket and battle demonstration.
Musketry
Volley fire during the union soldiers musket and battle demonstration at the Gettysburg National Military Park
Gunsmoke
Volley fire during a musket and battle demonstration of Union soldiers, at Gettysburg National Military Park.
Musket Fire
A single musket firing during individual fire of Union soldiers during the musket and battle demonstration at the Gettysburg National Military Park.
Peace & Victory
The statue of The Goddess of Peace & Victory that sits atop the Pennsylvania Memorial in the Gettysburg National Military Park.
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Pennsylvania Memorial
Memorial to the Pennsylvania Regiment who fought in the battle of Gettysburg, in the Gettysburg National Military Park.
Herbst Woods & Barn
A barn on McPherson's Ridge, adjacent to (John) Herbst Woods, neighbor to Edward McPherson, the area where the first engagement of the Gettysburg campaign took place between Union & Confederate forces on July 1, 1863.
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Barn on the Ridge
Barn on McPherson's Ridge, adjacent to the Herbst Woods, named after Gettysburg farmer John Herbst (prewar), and later renamed Reynolds Woods after the war. Union Commander John Reynolds was killed in these woods upon engaging Confederate forces on July 1, 1863.
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The Ridge Red Barn
A barn on Mcpherson's Ridge, just outside Herbst Woods, in Gettysburg National Military Park.
Rays on the Ridge
Sun rays peeking through the clouds upon McPherson's Ridge, and upon the barn, adjacent to the Herbst Woods, in Gettysburg National Military Park.
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Barn on the Ridge
Barn adjacent to the Herbst Woods on the McPherson's Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park.
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The McPherson's Barn
The McPherson's Barn on McPherson's Ridge. This barn was the scene of the intense fighting that took place between Union and Confederate forces on the first day of fighting at Gettysburg. After the end of the battle this barn was pressed into service as a Union hospital.
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Ridge Cannon
Cannon emplacement on McPherson's Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park.
Cannon Before the Seminary
Union cannon before the Seminary Ridge. On the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, federal troops used The Lutheran Theological Seminary (seen in the background) cupola as an observation post during the first day of the battle of Gettysburg.
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McPherson's Barn
The McPherson's Barn, on McPherson's Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park.
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James Samuel Wadsworth
Brevet Major General James Samuel Wadsworth, commander of the 1st Division of the 1st Corps, whose division suffered significant losses during the battle of Gettysburg. The division held off attacks on the first day of the battle allowing union forces to come up. But on the second day suffered heavy casualties when Union forces fell back to Cemetery Hill.
Seminary Ridge
The Lutheran Theological Seminary on Seminary Ridge from the view from the railroad cut.
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Farmscape
Unknown farm alongside the Chambersburg Pike, in the Gettysburg National Military Park.
Eternal Light Peace Memorial
From this hill, the confederates attacked, threatening union forces on McPherson's and Oak Ridges on the first day of the battle of Gettysburg on July 1, a863. 75 years later (1938), over 1800 Civil War veterans helped dedicate this memorial to "Peace Eternal in a Nation United".
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Confederates View
A view of the valley from Oak Hill (the Eternal Light Peace Memorial) as the Confederate army would have seen as the Union forces came up the ridge during the first day of the attack on Gettysburg. Thousands of Union troops were killed or captured during this offensive.
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Eternal Light Peace Memorial
View from the northeast corner of the memorial - Gettysburg National Military Park