Well....specifically 'Norwoods rock' or as my wife calls it 'the 26th big rock we've seen today'. And we were never even in devils Den.
The story of Private Norwood a member of the 9th Mass. Battery (Bigelow's) #5 piece. There is an excellent piece already posted here in civilwartalk about the badly wounded Norwood and the later drawing of his rock. The grass is so overgrown right now it's crazy. Wish you could see more, but this is the lower corner of Trostle's field where the battery was trying to extricate it's guns. Not all got off.... you know the story, retiring by prolong.
So looking at the rock the Sherfy Peach orchard is about 400yds straight ahead. So you are looking south and a bit west.
The Rock wall that stymied the battery from getting away. In the distance would be another rock with D.A. carved in it....
A big rock in the Trostles front yard where Lockwoods Brigade advanced and recovered the aforementioned guns. I believe the 150th NY man handled them off the field to recover them. Hard to do....the ground is rocky. Lockwoods brigade from 12th Corps was sent as reinforcements on July 2nd from Culps Hill. Another place that is very rocky.
Ok, I admit it, there is no rock in the picture. But this is the Trostle barn and the location where Sickles leg got blow'd off. Ok, technically not blowed off but you know what I mean.
Heres the other side of the barn that no tourists look at....because it has a big rock.
Shifting slightly from the Trostle farm. Just south is Mr. Roses wheatfield. And the south end contains the rock wall where the 17th Maine regiment held a pretty rock steady position. DeTrobriand did a really good job considering the area he had to cover. One of my favorite places to visit.
There was a dude sitting against the monument and as I walked past I noticed he had Phil Laino's book out in his lap. So I'm not the only one that does that.
The Hummelbaugh house and from one source I have read just off the road behind this rock wall was where Gen Barksdale was buried after July 3. Some say in the yard under a cherry tree, but others who passed by on the road said it was right along the Taneytown Rd as the soldiers figured because of his rank his family would come for the body. IIRC he was there for 4 years.
149th pa original monument that was on the 1st day field, then became their 2nd position marker. Near the angle, actually if you know where Gibbon was wounded it is right there. And look at that .... he is resting his rifle on some ROCKS.
Huh, the last one is a bit of a puzzle. It's made of rock. I wonder how it ended up here. And where is here? Kind of a mini mystery.
The story of Private Norwood a member of the 9th Mass. Battery (Bigelow's) #5 piece. There is an excellent piece already posted here in civilwartalk about the badly wounded Norwood and the later drawing of his rock. The grass is so overgrown right now it's crazy. Wish you could see more, but this is the lower corner of Trostle's field where the battery was trying to extricate it's guns. Not all got off.... you know the story, retiring by prolong.
So looking at the rock the Sherfy Peach orchard is about 400yds straight ahead. So you are looking south and a bit west.
The Rock wall that stymied the battery from getting away. In the distance would be another rock with D.A. carved in it....
A big rock in the Trostles front yard where Lockwoods Brigade advanced and recovered the aforementioned guns. I believe the 150th NY man handled them off the field to recover them. Hard to do....the ground is rocky. Lockwoods brigade from 12th Corps was sent as reinforcements on July 2nd from Culps Hill. Another place that is very rocky.
Ok, I admit it, there is no rock in the picture. But this is the Trostle barn and the location where Sickles leg got blow'd off. Ok, technically not blowed off but you know what I mean.
Heres the other side of the barn that no tourists look at....because it has a big rock.
Shifting slightly from the Trostle farm. Just south is Mr. Roses wheatfield. And the south end contains the rock wall where the 17th Maine regiment held a pretty rock steady position. DeTrobriand did a really good job considering the area he had to cover. One of my favorite places to visit.
There was a dude sitting against the monument and as I walked past I noticed he had Phil Laino's book out in his lap. So I'm not the only one that does that.
The Hummelbaugh house and from one source I have read just off the road behind this rock wall was where Gen Barksdale was buried after July 3. Some say in the yard under a cherry tree, but others who passed by on the road said it was right along the Taneytown Rd as the soldiers figured because of his rank his family would come for the body. IIRC he was there for 4 years.
149th pa original monument that was on the 1st day field, then became their 2nd position marker. Near the angle, actually if you know where Gibbon was wounded it is right there. And look at that .... he is resting his rifle on some ROCKS.
Huh, the last one is a bit of a puzzle. It's made of rock. I wonder how it ended up here. And where is here? Kind of a mini mystery.
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