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| MISCELLANEOUS VIEW GALLERY |
| Coster Avenue Mural |
| Wreath Left In Remembrance - Indiana State Monument |
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| + additional 1,772 visitors since Oct. 1999 due to counter problem |
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| 1999 REMEMBRANCE DAY FLOWERS |
| 148th PA Monument. Close up of wreath & flowers. Ayres Avenue in the Wheatfield. |
| 1998 REMEMBRANCE DAY FLOWERS |
| 83rd PA Monument. Little Round Top. Side View. Rear View. Close up of wreaths & flags. |
| North Carolina Monument. West Confederate Ave. |
| Johnson's Virginia Battery, McIntosh's Battalion Hill's Corps. West Confederate Ave. opposite Schultz Woods. |
| Tennessee Monument. West Confederate Ave. Close Up. Another Close Up. |
| Virginia Monument. West Confederate Ave. Close up. |
| Longstreet Monument. West Confederate Ave. at Pitzer's Woods. 1. Close up of flowers. 2. Full length view. |
| Arkansas Monument. West Confederate Ave. at Biesecker Woods. Close up. |
| 20th Maine Monument. Little Round Top. Close up of wreath & flowers. |
| Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren bronze standing statue. Little Round Top. Close up. |
| Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock equestrian monument. East Cemetery Hill. |
| 4th OH Monument. East Cemetery Hill. |
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| EVERGREEN CEMETERY |
| Gettysburg's town cemetery is located on Cemetery Hill, adjacent to Soldiers National Cemetery. Guarded by the cemetery gatehouse which stands along Baltimore Street, it was at the center of the Union battle line along Cemetery Ridge, and later the site of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Today it is a quiet, peaceful spot, where you will find gravestones inscribed with the familiar names of those who lived in the town and surrounding area at the time of the battle. Further information about the cemetery, its history & its role during the battle, and the lives of those buried there, can be found in William A. Frassanito's Early Photography at Gettysburg , Gregory A. Coco's A Vast Sea of Misery, and Gerald R. Bennett's Days of "Uncertainty and Dread" The Ordeal of the Citizens at Gettysburg. |
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| Gravestones in Evergreen Cemetery |
| John Burns. The elderly Gettysburg resident, a veteran of the War of 1812, took part in the fighting on the 1st day of the battle, armed with his flintlock musket. He lived on the corner of Chambersburg St. and modern West St. The original house no longer stands. (Sept. '00) |
| David A. Buehler (1821-1887) and Fannie J. Guyon Buehler. David Buehler was an attorney & Gettysburg postmaster in 1863. He and his wife, Fannie lived at 112 Baltimore St. along with their 6 children - the house still stands today. Fannie & the children were alone in the house during the battle, when David left town as did many other prominent citizens. The house served as a field hospital. Years later, Fannie wrote a book detailing her experiences. (Sept. '00) |
| Esiah Jesse Culp (1805-1861). Culp was a tailor; husband of Margaret Sutherland Culp, and father of William, John Wesley, Ann & Juliet. John Wesley served as a Confederate soldier in the 2nd Virginia Infantry and was killed in action on Culp's Hill during the battle of Gettysburg. Esiah's tombstone was damaged during the battle and is marked with a plaque. (Sept. '00) |
| William E. Culp (1831-1882). Son of Esiah Culp, brother of Wesley Culp. Enlisted as a corporal in Co. E, 2nd PA Infantry, a 3-month regiment, on April 20, 1861. Mustered out on July 26, 1861 at Harrisburg. Enlisted again, this time as a 1st Sergeant on Sept. 25, 1861, and was commissioned into Co. F 87th PA Infantry on that date. Promoted to Sgt. Major on March 1, 1864. His tombstone indicates that he was a 1st Lieutenant, but Bates' History of PA Volunteers makes no mention of his promotion. (Sept. '00) |
| Luther Y. Diller (1845-1903). Enlisted on Nov. 2, 1861 as a 1st Sergeant; on that date he mustered into Co. D, 76th PA Infantry. Promoted to 1st Sergeant on June 28, 1862 (?), 2nd Lieutenant on July 16, 1864, 1st Lieutenant on Jan. 1, 1865, and Captain on July 1, 1865 (not mustered). Diller mustered out on July 18, 1865 at Raleigh, NC. (Sept. '00) |
| John H. Dubbs (Dubs) (1838-1928). Enlisted as a Corporal on Nov. 5, 1862 in Co. C, 165th PA Infantry. Mustered out on July 28, 1863 at Gettysburg. Enlisted on March 17, 1865 as a Corporal in Co. K, 87th PA Infantry. Mustered out on June 29, 1865 at Alexandria, VA. (Sept. '00) |
| Edward G. Fahnestock (1829-1907). Fahnestock & his brothers James & Henry operated the Fahnestock Brothers store located at the corner of Baltimore and Middle Streets. The US Sanitary Commission occupied the building following the battle. The building still stands today. Edward Fahnestock was serving in the Union army at the time of the battle; he enlisted on Dec. 12, 1862 as a Lieutenant Colonel, and on that date was mustered in the Field & Staff of the 165th PA Infantry. He was mustered out on July 28, 1863 at Gettysburg. Close up. (Sept. '00) |
| Charles H. Felix. Enlisted Sept. 5, 1864 as a private, mustered in on that date into Co. K 184th PA Infantry. He died on Feb. 8, 1865 at City Point, Virginia. |
| Robert T. Gettys. (1809-1827) Son of James Gettys, founder of the town of Gettysburg. (Sept. '00) |
| Rev. Charles Philip Krauth (1797-1867). Professor at & later President of the Lutheran Theological Seminary. He lived in a building on the campus, built in 1834. The Krauth House still stands today & is used for student housing; it served as a field hospital and after the battle there were hospital tents erected between the house and the main Seminary building. The epitaph on the tombstone reads, "Rev. Charles Philip Krauth D.D. / Born May 7, 1797 / Entered the Ministry June 7, 1819 / Pastor of the / Ev. Lutheran Churches of / Martinsburg _______ Sheperdstown VA / From 18__ to 1827 / Pastor of St. Matthews Phila. / From 1827 to 18__ / Professor in the / Ev. Lutheran Theological Seminary / Gettysburg / From 1850 to 1867 / Died May 30, 1867 / Erected By His Pupils and Friends". Close up. (Sept. '00) |
| Levi Mumper (1843-1916). Battlefield photographer & Civil War veteran. Enlisted on Aug. 13, 1862 as a Private; on that date mustered into Co. I of the 127th PA Infantry, a 9 month unit. Mustered out on May 29, 1863 at Harrisburg, PA. Mumper established his photography studio on West Middle Street in the space formerly occupied by Samuel Weaver's Gallery. Levi later moved his gallery to Baltimore St., and in 1869 moved again to Littlestown, PA, a small town just a few miles south of Gettysburg. Mumper returned once again to Gettysburg & reoccupied the gallery on Baltimore St. Mumper family graves. (Sept. '00) |
| Salome Myers (1842-1922). Salome "Sally" Myers was a school teacher who lived on the north side of West High St. in Gettysburg in 1863, along with her father Peter and sister Sue. Sally served as a nurse at St. Francis Xavier Catholic church, and tended to several Union soldiers in her home; one man, Alexander Stewart, did not survive his wounds, but Sally would later marry his brother, Henry. Epitaph reads: "Salome Myers / Widow of / Rev. Henry F. Stewart / D Co. 149 Reg. P.V. / _________ at Gettysburg / Born June 24, 1842 / Married Oct. 17, 1867 / Parted Sept. 20, 1868 / Reunited Jan. 17, 1922 / A Volunteer Nurse of the Civil War". Find out more about Sally including entries from her diaries in The Ties of the Past - The Gettysburg Diaries of Salome Myers Stewart by Sarah Sites Rodgers. Available from Thomas Publications. Close up. (Sept. '00) |
| William H. Pierce. Enlisted on Aug. 22, 1862 as a Private; mustered into Co. E of 15th PA Cavalry on that date. Transfered from Co. E to Co. I. Mustered out on June 21, 1865 at Nashville, TN. (Sept. '00) |
| Sheads Family Graves - view of several Sheads headstones. Parents were Elias & Mary Sheads. Daughter Carrie Sheads (D. 1884) operated the Oak Ridge Seminary, a private girls school, in a house which still stands today on modern Buford Avenue, adjacent to the Lutheran Theological Seminary. Other graves, which appear to be Elias' & Mary's sons: Robert Sheads - wounded at White Oak Swamp, VA on June 13, 1864, died Oct. 31, 1868 at age 24. Elias J. Sheads enlisted on Sept. 25, 1861 as a Sgt. in Co. F 87th PA Infantry. He was killed on July 9, 1864 at the Battle of Monocacy, MD at age 22. Tombstone of J. Jacob Sheads reads, "Co. B 21 PA Cav. / Died in hospital / at City Point VA / Oct. 25, 1864 / at 18 Years / 1 M. & 100." Bates' History of Pennsylvania Volunteers lists only one Sheads for the 21st PA Cavalry, a Jacob K. Sheads, enlisted Feb. 12, 1864 as a Private in Co. B, died on Oct. 23, 1864. Most likely this is J. Jacob Sheads. (Sept. '00) |
| Fritz Rehrmann. Tombstone reads, "Of Borgholtz. K. Warburg. / K. Prussia / Co. B 138 Regt. P.V. / Died July 12 1865 / while in the service of _____"; remainder unreadable as the stone has sunk into the ground. (Sept. '00) |
| Headstones of George Swope & his wife Mary. Two of the more beautiful and intricate stones in the cemetery.(Sept. '00) |
| Hillikiah L.Tawney. Bates lists him as Hillary Tauney. Enlisted on Feb. 20, 1864 as a Private in Co. L, 22nd PA Cavalry. He was accidentally killed on Oct. 16, 1864 (tombstone reads Oct. 13, 1864) at Front Royal, VA at age 18. (Sept. '00) |
| Elizabeth & Peter Thorn. The Thorns were the caretakers of the Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse. At the time of the battle Peter was serving in the Union army, having enlisted as a Corporal Aug. 16, 1862. Mustered into Co. B 138th PA Infantry. Wounded at Winchester, VA on Sept. 19, 1864, mustered out on June 23, 1865 at Washington, D.C. Elizabeth was six months pregnant at the time of the battle, and buried over 100 soldiers in its aftermath. (Sept. '00) |
| John Troxell, Sen. Tombstone reads, "First Settler of Gettysburg, Pa. / Born at Bethlehem, Pa. May 3, 1761 / Died at Gettysburg, Oct. 2, 1863 / Age 9_ years 4 Mon. and 29 Dy. / He left 10 children, 31 grandchildren / 120 great grandchildren, and 29 great / great grandchildren __________." (Sept. '00) |
| Grave of Virginia "Jennie" Wade, the only civilian killed during the battle. Grave of her parents, located directly beside Jennie's. (Sept. '00) |
| Row of graves - members of the 87th PA Infantry. (Sept. '00) |
| SOLDIERS NATIONAL CEMETERY |
| Baltimore Pike Entrance Gates. (Nov. '99) |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
| National Park Service Sign on the Taneytown Road. (March '00) |
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| Manly's Battery 1st NC Artillery, McLaw's Division, Longstreet's Corps. Iron position marker, West Confederate Ave. |
| Georgia Monument. West Confederate Ave. Two close ups - A, B. |
| South Carolina Monument. West Confederate Ave. Close up. |
| Alabama Memorial. South Confederate Ave. Close up. |
| 83rd PA Monument. South slope of Little Round Top. Close up. |
| Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren bronze standing statue. Little Round Top. Close up. |
| 140th NY Monument. Little Round Top. Close up. |
| The Dobbin House (Steinwehr Ave.) decorated for Christmas, December 1999. The Alexander Dobbin House is one of, if the not the, oldest building standing in Gettysburg (a log home recently discovered on West Middle Street may be older). Built in 1776 by Rev. Alexander Dobbin, it was used as a stop on the Underground Railroad in the 19th century. Today it is a bed & breakfast, restaurant, colonial tavern and country craft store. Its appearance is virtually unchanged. 1. Full view. 2. A 2nd full view. 3. 3rd full view. 4. Sleigh displayed for Christmas season. |
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| Sachs Covered Bridge. Spans Marsh Creek near Pumping Station Road. Both Union and Confederate soldiers crossed the bridge. 1. Winter view from far side of the bridge. (Dec. '99) 2. Bridge sign; close up. (Dec. '99) |
| 12th & 44th NY Monument. Little Round Top. Flowers left at each corner of the "castle", both inside and outside. |
| 124th NY Monument. Sickles Ave. on Houcks Ridge above Devil's Den. Close-ups of wreath, flag. |
| Iron position marker Anderson's Brigade GA Infantry, Hood's Division, Longstreet's Corps. Cross Avenue. |
| 8th NJ Monument. DeTrobriand Ave. near the Wheatfield. Close up of wreath. |
| 62nd PA Monument. DeTrobriand Ave. near the Wheatfield. Close up of wreath. |
| Irish Brigade Monument. 63rd, 69th & 88th. Sickles Ave. east of the Loop. Close up of wreaths & flowers. |
| 52nd NY Monument. Sickles Ave. near the Loop. Close up of items left in remembrance. |
| 28th Mass. Monument. Sickles Ave. at the Loop. Close up of wreaths & flowers. |
| 116th PA Monument. Sickles Ave. at the Loop. Close up of flowers & wreath. |
| 2001 REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE Click on each thumbnail for larger view. |
| 2001 REMEMBRANCE DAY FLOWERS Click on each thumbnail for larger view. |
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| NC Monument |
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| AL Monument |
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| West Confederate Ave. |
| Little Round Top |
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| VA Monument |
| 83rd PA |
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| 20th Maine |
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| Warren Statue |
| Brooke Avenue |
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| 145th PA |
| The Loop Area |
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| 8th NJ |
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| 66th NY |
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| 116th PA |
| The Angle |
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| Alonzo Cushing marker |
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| Armistead marker |
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| 71st PA |
| 69th PA at The Angle |
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| Culp's Hill |
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| ?? MD |
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| 2nd MD CSA |
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| 14th Brooklyn |
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| 79th OH |
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| 137th NY |
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| 29th OH |
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| 1st Long Island Vols. |
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| 150th NY |
| 1999 REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE Photos taken along West Middle St. on 11/20/99 |
| 1. Parade begins. 2. Union musicians 3. 54th Mass. 4. Rear view 5. Rear view. 6. Gen. Hancock 7. Irish Brigade 8. Civilians 9. Rear view 10. 5th NY Zouaves 11. 5th NY Zouaves 12. 5th NY Zouaves 13. 5th NY Zouaves 14. Rear View 15. CS Flag Bearers 16. CS Unit 17. Rear View 18. CS Musicians |
| EISENHOWER NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE |
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| View north along Baltimore Street. Hall of Presidents on left, with building that housed the National Soldiers' Orphanage located two doors down. (Nov. '99) |
