Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1st., 2nd., 3rd. July 1863.   The battle that took place at Gettysburg is well documented. Historians and experts on battle tactics have varying points of view and theories as to how the battle was, or should have been fought. This page is not an atempt to dispute or take issue with any theories which have gone before. The only certain thing is that a battle was fought here and many brave men from both sides in the conflict met their fate here. The photographs below are part of a collection which were taken during my visits to the battlefield.

1.  The National Parks Service have many interesting information signs around the battlefield which supplement the official guides. 

2.  Original artillery pieces are positioned in battle formation. This is a good example 3" rifle which was manufactured at the West Point Foundery in 1864, the other information shows the number and weight.   

3.  The Virginia State Memorial. The Memorial looks to the East over the open field (pictured below).

4.  Pickett`s Charge 3rd. July 1863. The High Ground in the distance. Little Round Top, Cemetery Ridge to Culps Hill.

5.  Confederate Artillery on Seminary Ridge. The flat open country between Seminary Ridge and Cemetery Ridge. The rigid construction of the fences proved to be a particular hazard to advancing forces.

 6.  Little Round Top, with a 3" Parrott Rifle in the foreground.

 7.  148th. New York Infantry monument with Bridadier General Warren`s statue behind.

 8. Devil`s Den from Little Round Top. Lt. General James Longstreet attacked through here on 2nd. July.

 9.  The Pennsylvania State Memorial on Cemetery Ridge.

 10.  Re-enactors on Little Round Top.

 11.  Original weapons used by the Re-enactors.

12.  The Friend to Friend monument at Gettysburg is most impressive. It depicts an actual event in the Battle as described in the information plate above.

 13.  The Memorial to Freemasons who fought and died on both sides.

Brigadier General Lewis A. Armistead, Commander of Armistead`s Brigade, Pickett`s Division, Longstreet`s Corps, C.S.A.,  was a member of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22, Alexandria, Virginia. (George Washington`s Lodge)

Captain Henry H. Bingham, Captain, Judge-Advocate of Hancock`s Second Corps, U.S.A.,  at Gettysburg, was a member of Chartiers Lodge No. 297, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Commander of the Second Corps, Army of the Ptomac, U.S.A. was a member of Charity Lodge No. 190, Norristown, Pennsylvania.

 14. Close up showing superb detail.

 15. The High Water Mark. The copse of trees was the objective.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Just prior to the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate forces reached just south of the State Capital, Harrisburg.

The Civil War Museum, Harrisburg.  

1.  This impressive modern museum has many Civil War relics on disply as well as interesting audio-visual systems throughout the building.

2.  Close up of the Moment of Mercy statue in front of the Museum.

3.  The Monument depicts an actual event from the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia 1862.

4.  The Museum has a vast collection of Confederate and Federal items of interest.