Rock Formation in Devil's Den T&N's

[Gettysburg Greg]

From Alexander Gardner's great Gettysburg panorama, this portion of the photo shows this rock formation in Devil's Den with the slope of Little Round Top in the background. Today, the park avenue cuts right through the scene, but otherwise remains the same. Taken just days after the battle, a fresh grave dug into the rocky soil can be seen at the left. I am including a more recent then an now of these rocks using a similar view taken in the 1960's that shows how much foliage there was in this area at that time.

 

[Jimklag]

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From Alexander Gardner's great Gettysburg panorama, this portion of the photo shows this rock formation in Devil's Den with the slope of Little Round Top in the background. Today, the park avenue cuts right through the scene, but otherwise remains the same. Taken just days after the battle, a fresh grave dug into the rocky soil can be seen at the left. I am including a more recent then an now of these rocks using a similar view taken in the 1960's that shows how much foliage there was in this area at that time.

Another fine rock T&N, Greg.

 

[Dom71]

When you look at the terrain without the modern roads and such you really see how treacherous the ground was to have to assault, in heavy wool, and 90 degrees against a withering fire. Unbelievable bravery.

 

[WJC]

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From Alexander Gardner's great Gettysburg panorama, this portion of the photo shows this rock formation in Devil's Den with the slope of Little Round Top in the background. Today, the park avenue cuts right through the scene, but otherwise remains the same. Taken just days after the battle, a fresh grave dug into the rocky soil can be seen at the left. I am including a more recent then an now of these rocks using a similar view taken in the 1960's that shows how much foliage there was in this area at that time.

Thanks for sharing these 'silent sentinels'!
Cutting back the foliage to something more like it was in July 1863 is a big improvement.
I can recall visiting Little Round Top after doing quite a bit of reading about the fighting there on July 2, 1863. I was so disappointed with all the brush and foliage that had been allowed to grow on the site, making it difficult to visualize the fight I had just studied.

 

[OldBrainsHalleck]

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From Alexander Gardner's great Gettysburg panorama, this portion of the photo shows this rock formation in Devil's Den with the slope of Little Round Top in the background. Today, the park avenue cuts right through the scene, but otherwise remains the same. Taken just days after the battle, a fresh grave dug into the rocky soil can be seen at the left. I am including a more recent then an now of these rocks using a similar view taken in the 1960's that shows how much foliage there was in this area at that time.

"They don't even need guns to defend that! All they've got to do is roll rocks down on you."
- Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood
Gettysburg (1993)

 

[libraryguy]

I would like to see the former pictures colorized somehow.

 

[Wallyfish]

I would like to see the former pictures colorized somehow.

I use Jack Kunkel's Gettysburg photo book all the time. It's GPS coordinates are very helpful in finding photo locations.

Not long ago he published a book containing 90 historic colorized Gettysburg photos. I have not purchased this book yet. Does anyone know what colorized photos are in that book? There are many web sources for colorized Gettysburg photos but I don't recall ever seeing those photos colorized.

 

[JOHN42768]

Great as usual

 

[infomanpa]

"They don't even need guns to defend that! All they've got to do is roll rocks down on you."
- Maj. Gen. John Bell Hood
Gettysburg (1993)

I wonder where they got that line. Hood probably never saw Devil's Den. Heck, he probably didn't even see LRT, except from a distance.

 

[rpkennedy]

I wonder where they got that line. Hood probably never saw Devil's Den. Heck, he probably didn't even see LRT, except from a distance.

There's no probably about it.

Ryan

 

[wingatecivilwar5]

Why didn't Lee let Hood go to the right? Did he not trust Hood? Hell why didn't he listen to Longstreet? Instead Lee talks to Ewell (who had he done what Lee wanted on July 1st the battle would have been over before it started) who was no Stonewall Jackson about what he should do. Longstreet had proven himself time and time again as a good soldier and leader it blows my mind that Lee just dismissed the thoughts of his #1 his old war horse. So many What if's! What if Jackson had lived? What if Lee had listened to Longstreet? What if Stuart had stayed in communication with Lee? A lot of blame was thrown at Longstreet and some of it maybe justified but I truly believe the Confederate loss at Gettysburg was on Stuart had Lee known the size of Meade's army he may have listened to Longstreet! The What If's make studying and debating the Civil War fun!