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Yaqui Says: The First Monument:The monument to the Twentieth Connecticut Volunteers is southeast of Gettysburg on Slocum Avenue. It was erected in 1885 by the State of Connecticut.The regiment was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel William B. Wooster. It brought 434 men to the field and...
Spangler's Spring Monuments #2
Yaqui Says: Spangler’s Spring – About 7 pm, Confederate attacked the right flank of the Union army and occupied the lower slopes of Culp’s Hill. The next morning the Confederates were driven off after seven hours of fighting.The First Monument:From the monument:3rd Brigade1st....
Spangler's Spring Monuments #1
Yaqui Says: The begining of your auto tour can start anywhere you like, but we started here since its across the highway from the Vistor Center off of PA-97 on Colgrove Avenue.Spangler’s Spring – About 7 pm, Confederate attacked the right flank of the Union army and occupied the lower...
High Water Mark-Copse of Trees Memorial
Yaqui Says: High Water Mark – Late in the afternoon, after a two hour cannonade some 7,000 Union soldiers posted around the Copse of Trees, The Angle and the Brian Barn, repulsed the bulk of the 12,000 man “Pickett’s Charge” against the Federal center. This was the climactic moment of...
Yaqui Says: The First Memorial:16thVermont Infantry, Colonel W. G. Veazey commandingFirst Army CorpsJuly 1-2-3-1863Participated near this point in action of July 2ndPicketed this line that night - held same as skirmishersuntil attacked by Pickett's Division, July 3rd.Rallied here and...
State of Pennsylvania Monument
Yaqui Says: This monument so beautiful and the sheer size is impressive. It stands at 110 feet and was dedicated in September 27, 1910. It is build with North Carolina granite build over iron. All the huge tablets are made of bronze listing all the different regiments. (P.S....
Yaqui Says: The State of New York in recognition of the services rendered by those corps division and brigade commanders at Gettysburg not elsewhere honored on this field.Maj. Gen. Daniel Edgar SicklesU.S. VolunteersCommanding Third CorpsMaj. Gen. Daniel ButterfieldU.S. VolunteersChief...
Yaqui Says: The First MemorialMajor General John Sedgwick In command of The Sixth Corps Army of the Potomacat Chancellorsville, Gettysburg,The Wilderness, and Spotsylvania.Born at Cornwall, Conn. September 13th 1813.Killed at Spotsylvania, Va. May 9th 1864Erected by the State of...
Yaqui Says: Led to this spot by his military sagacity on July 2, 1863General Gouverneur Kemble WarrenThen Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac detected General Hood's flanking movement and by promptly assuming the responsibility of ordering troops to this place saved the key of the...
Yaqui Says: The First Memorial:FraternityCol. Pat'k H. O'RorkeKilled July 2, 1863From the left (north) side:Valor140th N.Y. Infty. 3rd Brigade2nd Division5th Corps July 2 & 3, 1863From the right (south) side:DutyNumber engaged 526----Casualties26 killed89 wounded18 missingFrom the...
Yaqui Says: Although all the memorials are beautiful, this one is very unique because it is built to let visitors explore it from the inside and has a roof top viewing area to see such a fantastic view. The 44th N.Y. Infantry, Lieut. Colonel Freeman Connercommanding, held position about...
Warfield Ridge Memorials & Plaque
Yaqui Says: The First Memorial:Erected by theNinth Regiment Infantry Massachusetts Volunteers2nd Brigade, 1st Division5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac.During the Battle of Gettysburg the Ninth Regt. was detached from the 2nd Brigade and it heldthis position on Round Top Casualties 26...
Farnsworth's Cavalry Charge Plaque/Wells Memorial
Yaqui Says: Farnsworth's Cavalry Charge Plaque:One of the last, and most futile, engagements at Gettysburg occurred here at the end of the third day. Union cavalry commanded by Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick had moved into this area to harass the rear and right of the Confederate line. To...
The Wounded and the Dead Plaque
Yaqui Says: In the three days at Gettysburg, 7,708 soldiers were killed 26,856 were wounded. Never before had them been so many dead, dying, and maimed on an American battlefield. Teh human misery was monumental, as was the task of caring for the wounded and burying the dead. Schools,...
Yaqui Says: The First MemorialThat men of honor might forever know the responsibilities of freedom. Dedicated South Carolinians stood and were counted for their heritage and convictions. Abiding faith in the sacredness of States Rights provided their creed. Here many earned eternal...
Barksdale's Charge & Watchtower
Yaqui Says: On the afternoon of July 2, most of General Longstreet a Confederate First Corps were engaged in battle from Little Round Top to the Peach Orchard. Brig Gen William Barksdale's Mississippi Brigade stood in line directly behind you, impatiently awaiting orders to join the...
Yaqui Says: The First Memorial:This Memorial is Presented to the Gettysburg National Military Park by the State Louisiana under the administration of The Honorable John J.McKeithen Governor State of Louisiana Honorable Lamar Gibson Director Lousisiana State Parks and Recrecation...
Yaqui Says: The First Memorial:Lieutenant General James Longstreet, Commanding First Corps Army of Northern VirginiaGen. Longstreet's men dislodged Union forces at the Devil's Den, the Wheatfield and the Peach Orchard, on July 2. while riding on horseback. On July 3, General...
Yaqui Says: About 3:00pm following a furious two hour cannonade, Confederate infantry launched a massive frontal assault from this ridge against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge ahead. The Confederate who comprised this sectionof the line were Verginians commanded by Maj....
Yaqui Says: Spoken during the dedication in November 1863 of a new cemetery for all veterans of the Civil War that was fought here and for all future veterans.”New Birth of Freedom”Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaNovember 19, 1863"Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on...
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The First Monument134th New York Infantry,1st Brigade, 2d Division, 11th CorpsFrom the rear:July 1, 1863this regiment was engaged about one quarter mileeast of...
Q: Please show me on a map the exact spot where Lincoln gave his renowned Address, dedicating the cemetery.
A: It is marked by the Soldier's National Monument in Gettysburg National Cemetery. Coordinates and more about the monument are...
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Gettysburg, is considered to be one of the greatest and bloodiest battles of the civil war that lasted July 1-3 in 1863, the war that pitted brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor....
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Many people consider July 3, 1863 as the turning point in the American Civil War considering the twin momentous Union victories on that day: the surrender at Vicksburg and the repulse of Robert Lee......
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Before the Civil War, Gettysburg was a sleepy little village in Pennsylvania not too terribly far from the state capital at Harrisburg. Students at the Lutheran Theological Seminary peacefully...
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Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg was settled in about 1780 and is named for General James Gettys, to whom its site was granted (17th Century) by William Penn. The Gettysburg campaign of 1863 was a turning point in the...
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Gettysburg National Military Park is a huge place, and you can easily spend a whole day here. The park preserves the site of the most famous battle in the Civil War, and surrounds the town. Unlike...
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