Gettysburg National Military Park Photos

General Robert E. Lee's "Army of Northern Virginia" attempted to take the Civil War into the North to discourage the Union into negotiating peace. On July 1, 1863, the Rebel forces encountered Union cavalry at the village of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. General Meade of the Union "Army of the Potomac" rushed up troops and held the high ground. Rather than retreat, Lee sent his troops uphill against the Union line in the fiercest battle of the War, resulting in over 51,000 soldiers killed, wounded, missing or captured over three days. Gettysburg became the turning point of the Civil War. Gettysburg National Military Park became one of the best documented battlefields with over 1,400 monuments marking the position held by each military unit, both Northern & Southern.

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Eternal Light Peace Memorial (1938) on Oak Hill was position of Confederate artillery on Day 1 battle. Gettysburg, PA.	Eternal Light Peace Memorial (1938) was dedicated by F.D. Roosevelt. Gettysburg, PA.	Eternal Light Peace Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	New York Abner Doubleday monument on Day 1 ground at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

New York 6th Cavalry monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	New York 6th Cavalry monument relief plaque at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Monuments along McPherson Ridge battle line at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	View across Day 1 battle ground held by small Union Cavalry later forced to retreat through town at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

View from Oak Ridge battle line to Barlow Knoll at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Culp's Hill & Gettysburg College seen from Oak Ridge at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Gettysburg College seen from Oak Ridge at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Pennsylvania 90th Infantry monument in shape of dead tree at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

Detail of Pennsylvania 90th Infantry monument with bronze infantry pack at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Bronze birds nest on dead tree monument of Pennsylvania 90th Infantry at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Monuments along Doubleday Ave. from Oak Ridge observation tower at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Monument with eagle on Doubleday Ave. at Oak Ridge in Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

Monument of soldier overlooks Gettysburg. Gettysburg, PA.	Positions of Army of Northern Virginia on Seminary Ridge for Day 2 & 3 with Union army on hills beyond at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	North Carolina monument on Seminary Ridge at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Details of North Carolina monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

View across battle field from Confederates on Seminary Ridge to Union lines at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	View from Confederate lines to Big & Little Round Tops at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	View across battle field to Pennsylvania Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Line of Union monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

Gettysburg Battlefield overview. Gettysburg, PA.	Virginia monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Battle scene on Virginia Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Details of Virginia monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

Details of Virginia monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Mississippi monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Little Round Top area of Gettysburg Battlefield. Gettysburg, PA.	Little Round Top monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

Monument on Little Round Top part of the southern end of Union lines at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	General G.K. Warren monument near Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	General G.K. Warren monument near Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	View of Devil's Den from Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

Pennsylvania monument (1910) at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA. Architect: W. Liance Cottrell.	Sculpted details of Pennsylvania monument by Samuel A. Murray at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Sculpted winged victory atop Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Meade & Lincoln statues on Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

General Meade statue on Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Abraham Lincoln statue on Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Gettysburg Address plaque on Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Plaques with names of soldiers on Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

Plaque with names of soldiers on Pennsylvania monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Minnesota monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	New York monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	4th Pennsylvania Cavalry monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

Vermont monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	42nd New York Infantry monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	New York Light Artillery monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Union lines near High Water Mark ground of Union lines at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

High Water Mark ground at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Union monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Major General George Gordon Meade monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Major General George Gordon Meade (1815-72) monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.

Major General George Gordon Meade monument at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Union monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Meade's headquarters at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.	Meade's headquarters at Gettysburg National Military Park. Gettysburg, PA.