Gettysburg 2011

• Target Property at the Park Entrance

  

  Two of the Civil War Trust's target properties at Gettysburg are located just a stone's throw from the entrance to the National Park. The property seen here is just across the street.

  Rob Shenk

• Target Property along Baltimore Pike

  

  The Civil War Trust is currently working to acquire this site along the Baltimore Pike. This battlefield tract sits directly opposite the entrance to the Gettysburg Visitor Center.

  Rob Shenk

• The 10th Maine on the Baltimore Pike

  

  The Civil Wat Trust is working to acquire this property on the Baltimore Pike which was occupied by the 10th Maine during the Battle of Gettysburg.

  Rob Shenk

• 10th Maine Then and Now

  This historic image shows the 10th Maine monument before the construction of the modern house that now occupies this historic ground.

  Left: Courtesy Nick Picerno; Right: Rob Shenk

• Satellite Image: Target Properties on the Baltimore Pike

  

  This satellite image shows the location of the two Baltimore Pike properties in relation to Visitor Center

  Google Earth

• Par for the Course

  

  Though it was the site of heavy fighting on July 1, 1863, this land on the western bank of Willoughby's Run has been home to a golf course since the 1930s. The Civil War Trust now has the opportunity to finally preserve this historic ground for future generations.

  Rob Shenk

• Then: Willoughby's Run

  

  This historic photograph shows the 19th Indiana Monument on the eastern bank of Willoughby's Run. The Civil War Trust's current target property is clearly visible on the western bank.

  National Archives

• Now: Willoughby's Run

  

  This tranquil stream was the site of some of the most intense fighting of the Civil War on July 1, 1863.

  Steve Stanley

• Target Property: The Country Club

  

  The Civil War Trust has an incredible opportunity to preserve the open field seen here. The site of intense fighting on July 1, 1863, as well as post-battle burials, this land has been in private hands for more than a century.

  Rob Shenk

• The Gettysburg Springs Hotel

  

  This hotel was built to accommodate visitors to one of the Gettysburg battlefield's early tourist attractions, a medicinal springs once located on the Trust's current target property. In later years, many veterans of the battle stayed at this hotel during reunions.

  National Archives

• McPherson's Woods

  

  These Woods hosted some of the bloodiest fighting of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, as Confederates of A. P. Hill's Corps locked horns with the tough Midwesterners of the Iron Brigade.

  Rob Shenk

• Shields Museum

  

  This museum and souvenir stand was located on the Chambersburg Pike in the early part of the 20th Century. The monuments to Buford and Reynolds are clearly visible in the background.

  Library of Congress

• The Fall of Reynolds

  

  This Alfred Waud sketch depicts the fatal wounding of Union General John Reynolds on July 1.

  Library of Congress

• John Burns Monument

  

  One of the most memorable stories of the Battle of Gettysburg is that of Gettysburg resident John Burns, who picked up his musket and joined the ranks of the 7th Wisconsin during its fight on McPherson's Ridge

  Steve Stanley

• The Josiah Benner Farm

  

  Located along the Harrisburg Road, the 123-acre farm of Josiah Benner was directly in the path of Jubal Early's Confederate Division on July 1, 1863. The Civil War Trust now has the opportunity to preserve this historic property.

  Rob Shenk

• Wounded at the Benner Farm

  

  In the aftermath of the battle, the Benner family found their home had been converted into a hospital. Among the wounded was Union general Francis C. Barlow who was wounded not far from the Benner farm.

  Rob Shenk

• The Benner Farm Circa 1890

  

  Privately owned since the time of the battle, the home of Josiah Benner remains in an excellent state of preservation

  Courtesy of Anthony Giufredda