Gettysburg

• Target Property: South Cavalry Field

  

  On July 3, 1863, Federal cavalry fought against Georgia infantrymen from George "Tige" Anderson's brigade on this farm west of the Emmitsburg Road. This 74-acre parcel is just one of four properties the Civil War Trust is now working to preserve at Gettysburg.

  Douglas Ullman, Jr.

• Then: South Cavalry Field

  

  This historic image of South Cavalry field underscores the fact that this ground still retains much of its wartime character.

  Gettysburg National Military Park

• Howe Avenue

  

  To better protect the Federal left, Meade ordered David A. Russell's brigade of Maine, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin troops to this position below Big Round Top. The Trust is now working to save 36 acres of land to the right of the monuments.

  Gettysburg National Military Park/Douglas Ullman, Jr.

• Zephaniah Taney Farm

  

  As the Confederates extended the left of their line, the 2nd Virginia held a position on the farm of Zephaniah Taney on the morning of July 3. The Trust is currently working to preserve 2 parcels beyond and to the right of the house site.

  John Richter

• Taney Farm Ruins

  

  The Civil War Trust is currently working to save the historic John Taney farm, the ruins of which can still be seen today. On July 3, 1863, the 2nd Virginia was posted here as skirmishers, thereby representing the extreme left of the Confederate army at Gettysburg.

  Douglas Ullman, Jr.

• 7th Maine Monument

  

  Opposite the Confederates on the John Taney Farm were four regiments under Thomas Neill, including the 7th Maine. Neill's brigade traded shots with the Confederates all day on July 3, suffering 15 casualties during the fighting.

  Douglas Ullman, Jr.

• The Forgotten Right Flank

  

  Holding the right of Neill's brigade was the 61st Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvanians therefore represented the extreme right flank of the Army of the Potomac on July 3, 1863.

  Gettysburg National Military Park/Douglas Ullman, Jr.

• Lutheran Theological Seminary: Buford's Observation Post

  

  View of the Lutheran Seminary building on Seminary Ridge. Union Brig. Gen. John Buford used the cupola of this building to watch the approaching Confederates as they marched to Gettysburg on July 1, 1863.

  Rob Shenk

• The John Reynolds Statue

  

  The John Reynolds Statue on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

  Rob Shenk

• Cannon at the Bushman Farm

  

  Confederate cannon at the Bushman Farm look out over the Federal left at Getysburg.

  Steven Stanley

• Devil's Den: 4th New York Battery

  

  View of the position marked for Smith's New York battery atop Devil's Den. According to historians Garry Adelman and Tim Smith, the actual position of Smith's guns may have been more to the right of this photo.

  Rob Shenk

• Historians Ed Bearss and Dean Shultz

  

  Historians Ed Bearss and Dean Shultz lead a tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield for members of the Gettysburg Discussion Group, June 2007. Ed Bearss is the Chief Historian Emeritus of the National Park Service; Dean Shultz is a leading advocate of preservation at Gettysburg.

  Jim Campi

• Culp's Hill

  

  An Autumn view of Culp's Hill on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

  Rob Shenk

• Culp's Hill Painting

  

  Johnson's Confederates assault Greene's New Yorkers on the evening of July 2, 1863 in this painting.

  Painting by Edwin Forbes (Library of Congress)

• Daniel Lady Farm

  

  The 145-acre Daniel Lady Farm on the Gettysburg Battlefield. In November 2005, the Civil War Preservation Trust, the Land Conservancy of Adams County, and the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association joined forces to protect this important historic site.

  Jim Campi

• The Peach Orchard

  

  View of a Union cannon at The Peach Orchard on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

  Rob Shenk

• Warren

  

  View of the General Warren statue atop Little Round Top on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

  Rob Shenk

• Little Round Top at Dusk

  

  View from Little Round Top at dusk

  Chris Heisey

• Little Round Top

  

  Civil War era photo of the slope of Little Round Top

  Library of Congress

• Saving the Battlefield

  

  Jim Lighthizer, Pat Noonan, Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar, and Director of the National Park Service Jon Jarvis at the Gettysburg Country Club event - land that the Trust helped to acquire in 2011.

  Rob Shenk

• Brig. Gen. William Wells Monument

  

  Detailed view of Brig. Gen. William Wells monument on the South Cavalry Field section of the Gettysburg battlefield. It was over this rough and wooded ground that the 1st Vermont made their ill-fated attack against the Confederate right flank on July 3, 1863.

  Rob Shenk

• Stars Above Devil's Den

  

  Stars circle above a night time view of The Devil's Den on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

  Chris Heisey

• The 4th Maine Monument at Devil's Den

  

  The 4th Maine Monument at Devil's Den

  Rob Shenk

• George Meade on Cemetery Ridge

  

  George Meade statue on Cemetery Ridge on the Gettysburg Battlefield

  Rob Shenk

• Sunset for the 1st Minnesota

  

  A view of the 1st Minnesota Monument at sunset on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

  Chris Heisey

• Winfield Scott Hancock on Cemetery Hill

  

  Statue of Winfield Scott Hancock atop Cemetery Hill on the Gettysburg Battlefield

  Rob Shenk

• Fire Zouave Morning

  

  View of the 73rd New York Regiment (Second Fire Zouaves) Monument on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

  Rob Shenk

• The Wheatfield

  

  View of the Wheatfield - scene of some of the bloodiest fighting at Gettysburg

  Violet Clark

• Dead at Gettysburg

  

  Dead Confederate soldiers on the Rose Farm. Gettysburg is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

  Library of Congress

• Restoration of the Battlefield

  

  Two modern homes, secured in a 2010 purchase by The Trust, were removed from the Gettysburg Battlefield.

  Steve Stanley

• Longstreet Monument

  

  View of the James Longstreet Monument on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

  Chris Heisey

• Student Tours of Gettysburg

  

  Civil War Trust Director of Education Garry Adelman leads a tour of high school students at the Gettysburg Battlefield.

  Rob Shenk

• The Fields of Gettysburg

  

  View from Seminary Ridge looking towards the Union lines on a misty summer morning.

  Rob Shenk

• Civil War Trust Teacher Institute

  

  Teachers attending the Civil War Trust Teacher Institute follow in the Confederates' footsteps as they approach the Copse of Trees

  Rob Shenk

• The Rummel Farm on East Cavalry Field

  

  The Rummel Farm on East Cavalry Field

  Rob Shenk

• East Cavalry Field Monuments

  

  The Michigan Brigade Monument (left) and the Gregg Cavalry Shaft Monument (right) on East Cavalry Field at Gettysburg.

  Rob Shenk

• Rebel Cannon at Seminary Ridge

  

  Rebel Cannon at Seminary Ridge

  Rob Shenk

• Pickett's Charge

  

  View of a section of the battlefield where Pickett's Charge occurred.

  Rob Shenk

• Touring the Battlefield

  

  Civil War Trust members touring South Cavalry Field during the 2009 Annual Conference.

  Rob Shenk

• Touring with Battle Apps

  

  Students from West Springfield High School and equipped with the Trust's Gettysburg Battle App stand next to the Strong Vincent marker

  Rob Shenk