Gettysburg Greg
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jun 6, 2010
- Location
- Decatur, Illinois
I thought I would post an example of how I confirmed the correct location of a then and now, this one on Little Round Top. The original photo is credited to Gibson, Gardner's assistant and was taken just a couple of days after the troops departed. Positioned to the left of the 16th Michigan on the south shelf of Little Round Top, the 44th/12th NY constructed these works after the heavy fighting that took place here on July 2, 1863. The view is looking up towards the summit from the Confederate side of the works. It is interesting to note the difference between the tightly compacted rock wall built to stop incoming bullets from Confederate riflemen versus the loosely stacked rocks (work done by government workers ;-) ) seen in the reconstructed version.
The anchor rock on the left was key to positively identifying the location. The arrows are pointing out these uniquely curved cracks on this rock that have remained unchanged for 157 years. On the bottom is a photo from last year in which I am pointing out the cracks on the anchor rock. I initially found the location using the map in Frassanito's classic, "Gettysburg-A Journey in Time", but the cracks in the anchor rock confirmed I was in the right place.
The anchor rock on the left was key to positively identifying the location. The arrows are pointing out these uniquely curved cracks on this rock that have remained unchanged for 157 years. On the bottom is a photo from last year in which I am pointing out the cracks on the anchor rock. I initially found the location using the map in Frassanito's classic, "Gettysburg-A Journey in Time", but the cracks in the anchor rock confirmed I was in the right place.
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