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A collection of vintage Gettysburg postcards and new postcards I have created from my own photograph

03/25/2020

This postcard of the Gettysburg Address Memorial is from my personal photographs and is believed to be the only monument in the world dedicated to a speech. It is located in the National Soldiers Cemetery near the Taneytown Road entrance. It was dedicated in 1912 and has a bust of Abraham Lincoln and two reliefs on either side with the entire Gettysburg Address on them.This monument was not where Lincoln gave the actual speech. The Address was delivered roughly 300 yards east of this location and was actually orated in Evergreen Cemetery atop Cemetery Hill.

03/02/2020

A postcard I created from one of my own photos shows the sculpture of President Abraham Lincoln located just outside the Visitor Center in Gettysburg, PA.. It was dedicated on November 19th, 2009. marking the 146th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address.

02/01/2020

A vintage postcard from the 1920's or 30's that was printed with an error. In the postcard you can clearly see the statue of Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock and surrounding monuments which is located on Cemetery Hill just across the street from the Evergreen Cemetery. If you noticed, the card says Seminary Hill (I circled it and drew an arrow). I don't know the rarity of this postcard or if there was ever a corrected reprint.

12/11/2019

A postcard I created showing some of the more popular monuments from the state of New York. New York State suffered more casualties during the Battle of Gettysburg than any other state even though Pennsylvania had more soldiers on the battlefield.

12/08/2019

A postcard I designed honoring Union heroes on July 2nd, 1863, The Union southern flank known as Little Round Top was in danger of being captured by Confederate forces. Gen. G.K. Warren saw the hill was undefended and alerted troops hold the crucial terrain. Col. Strong Vincent was the first to arrive with his brigade just moments before the Confederates attacked. Other Union troops pitched into the fight to hold this precious ground in support of Vincent. W**d, Hazlett, O'Rorke, and Vincent all lost their lives during this desperate fight. Chamberlain would win the Medal of Honor for his actions on that day.

12/05/2019

Monument to the 40th New York Regiment near Plum Run at the corner of Crawford Ave and Warren Ave. The regiment went into battle with just over 600 soldiers of which 150 became casualties including their commander Col. Thomas Egan. Although the regiment was from New York, four companies were from the state of Massachusetts.

11/03/2019

General Winfield Scott Hancock statue on East Cemetery Hill at Sunrise.

10/29/2019

Mississippi State memorial on West Confederate Avenue, The Memorial was dedicated in 1973 and salutes the roughly 4,900 men from that state that fought at Gettysburg. 1,100 became casualties, arguably the most famous being Gen. William Barksdale on July 2, 1863.

09/17/2019

Monument to the 8th PA Cavalry regiment on Pleasanton Ave. 391 troopers under the command of Captain William A. Corrie arrived in Gettysburg on July 1st, 1863 and were attached to the 2nd army corps but only stayed a short time before being sent to Manchester to protect the supply trains. They were also active in the pursuit of the retreating Confederates after the battle.

08/15/2019

Original vintage post card of the Peace Light Inn and Court produced by Marken and Bielfeld. The inn was located on Oak Hill near the Eternal Light Peace Memorial adjacent to the 17th PA Calvary Monument. Aside from the main building seen here there were also 18 cottages that guests could rent. The inn opened for business in 1941 and remained open until it was destroyed by a fire in March, 1979.

07/22/2019

Confederate artillery Capt, Charles Squires only had one cannon at Gettysburg. One July 3rd, 1863 this one gun was part of the cannonade that preceeded Pickett's Charge. It was placed near where the Louisiana State Memorial is located today. During the retreat of the Confederates, this gun was moved further north to be ready for the Union counter charge that never occurred, No men from the battery were reported as casualties during the battle

06/16/2019

Devil's Den is a natural rock formation located on the southern edge of Houck;s Ridge just southwest of Little Round Top. On July 2, 1863, Confederate troops under the command of Gen. John Bell Hood struck the end of the Union line here, forcing the Union soldiers to fall back to multiple defensive positions, Many believe that the area was named for the "devilish" fighting that took place there, but it was actually a local gathering point far before the Civil War and gained its name for the many snakes that inhabited the rocks.

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