July 02, 2013

***Just for the three days of the 150^TH anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, July 01 – 03, I’m going to make a special post with photos that concern the particular day of battle. Today’s photos will include battlegrounds relevant to July 02^ND, 1863*** --- After the 3^RD I’ll go back to my regular schedule of posting Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

 150 years ago, fighting occurred at the following places, as well as others not depicted.

***Honoring every soldier who gave his life on July 02^ND, 1863, both blue and gray.***

WARFIELD RIDGE

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1: Stone wall and Philip Snyder farmhouse, Confederate Avenue

2: Hood's Division's route across Warfield Ridge toward Big Round Top

3: Artillery representing Confederate Reilly's Battery

LITTLE ROUND TOP

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1: Summer view of Devil's Den and surrounding areas from Little Round Top

2: Little Round Top and Gouverneur K. Warren in late winter

3: View of Cemetery Ridge and Emmitsburg Road area from Little Round Top

TRIANGULAR FIELD

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1: General view of Triangular Field in late winter

2: View of the field taken from Sickles Road, Houck's Ridge

3: Old gate leading into Triangular Field from Houck's Ridge

DEVIL'S DEN

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 1: Side view of Devil's Den

2: Inside the "Sharpshooter's Nest"

3: Front view of Devil's Den from Sickles Road

THE WHEATFIELD

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 1: The Wheatfield under an ominous summer sky

2: "Back" end of the Wheatfield, from Wheatfield Road

3: The Wheatfield and part of Rose Woods

THE PEACH ORCHARD

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 1: The Peach Orchard awash in green

2: Rev. Joseph Sherfy farmhouse

3: Back of the Sherfy farm, seen from step-off of Barksdale's Charge

 

EAST CEMETERY HILL

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  1: East Cemetery Hill seen from Baltimore Pike

2: East Cemetery Hill from the side, behind the stone wall

3: View of East Cemetery Hill and Evergreen gatehouse from Stevens Knoll

CULP'S HILL

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  1: Spangler's Spring, the joy of both armies in a time of need

2: A general view of Culp's Hill with slight monumentation

3: The summit of Culp's Hill showing the old observation tower

(c) 2013 Skies of Blue and Gray