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Here's an interesting picture from 1920 of Union veteran Uberto Burnham in Daniel Wise's field at Fox's Gap where he fought 58 years earlier in the Battle of South Mountain. The Reno monument appears in the background. (Black-and-white images by Fred Wilder Cross | William Christen collection).
The photo shows what the terrain looked like at Fox's Gap during the battle and well into the 20th century. Today, the area is heavily forested and the field behind Reno Monument is full of trees. The land where veteran Burnham is standing (now known as the 17th Michigan Field) is owned by the National Park Service and the Appalachian Trail runs next to it.
The area around and behind the Reno monument is owned by the Central Maryland Heritage League, https://www.facebook.com/cmhl.org/ which is considering plans to return it to its original appearance, similar to what's seen below.
For more period and contemporary photos of the Fox's Gap area, see John Bank's Civil War Blog
The photo shows what the terrain looked like at Fox's Gap during the battle and well into the 20th century. Today, the area is heavily forested and the field behind Reno Monument is full of trees. The land where veteran Burnham is standing (now known as the 17th Michigan Field) is owned by the National Park Service and the Appalachian Trail runs next to it.
The area around and behind the Reno monument is owned by the Central Maryland Heritage League, https://www.facebook.com/cmhl.org/ which is considering plans to return it to its original appearance, similar to what's seen below.
For more period and contemporary photos of the Fox's Gap area, see John Bank's Civil War Blog
Then & Now: Explore Fox's Gap at South Mountain battlefield
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