OT Bull Run & GB pics

[Herrbear]

Fantastic pictures. Thank you.

[geofflambert]

Now we proceed to McPherson's Ridge. Here is a skyview showing the next three camera locations, beginning north then south then southeast.

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This is looking WNW along Chambersburg Pike. The road drops down into the valley of Willoughby Run, then climbs up again to where the Herr Ridge Tavern is.

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This is from the second location, a panorama beginning with Seminary Ridge and moving counterclockwise to the left. In this first pic you can see the steeple of the Lutheran Seminary Chapel toward the right.

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McPherson's Ridge
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McPherson's Ridge
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Here you can see McPherson's Barn and some more of those special reenactor cows. The guy on the horse at left is General Reynolds who died here on the first day. I believe the monument to the right of him in front of the tree is for the 149th Pennsylvania Infantry.

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In case you thought that barn is not period, here is a Mathew Brady pic of it.

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I have to say, that looks like a really nice barn, for any period. To a great extent built out of stone, kind of a split level with a kinda sorta basement. Here's a pic of it from another angle (not my photo).

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McPherson's Ridge
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In this pic you can see the statue of Gen. Reynolds again on the extreme right. Behind the tree in center right is the monument for the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry. Between them is a statue of Gen. Buford, who is not on a horse though he was a cavalryman. On the left you see a statue of one Mr. John Burns. He was a 70+ year old veteran of the War of 1812 who lived here in Gettysburg. On the first day of the battle he was concerned about the goings on and told his wife he was going to investigate. He took his trusty musket and a powder horn and some ball and did so. When he learned what he came to find out he volunteered to fight as a skirmisher for the 150th PA. They were skeptical but gave him a rifle and some cartridges to use instead of his antiques. He fought without fear and when the regiment retired from the field he joined the Iron Brigade and continued to fight. He was wounded thrice and captured by the Confederates, but after some interrogation decided he wasn't a spy to be summarily shot and let him go home. The statue doesn't show it but supposedly he was wearing a swallowtail coat (an anachronism at this time with tails that nearly reached his ankles) and a bright yellow vest under it. President Lincoln went to visit him on the day of the Gettysburg Address.

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Here's a pic of John Burns.

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Here's his house.

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McPherson's Ridge
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McPherson's Ridge
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This is from the third camera location at the junction of Meridith Ave and Reynolds Ave. On the left you see another monument to Gen. Reynolds. There are more monuments down the road but I cannot identify them from this photo. This is looking north to Chambersburg Pike.

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Junction Meredith and Reynolds Aves
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Junction of Meredith and Reynolds Aves
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Here you can see the steeple of the Lutheran Seminary Chapel and the cupola atop the seminary building itself.

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Junction of Meredith and Reynolds Aves
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The friend you see at the center took 75 paces to the spot where he is standing, which is well within the accurate range of a rifled musket. At the extreme left you can see the Adams County Historical Society building. It is on the campus of the Lutheran Seminary and has materials covering way back when to the present, but has materials relevant to the study of the battlefield. They have restricted hours so plan accordingly if you visit Gettysburg.

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Junction of Meridith and Reynolds Aves
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Junction of Meredith and Reynolds Aves
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The monument to the 142nd PA is in the form of a cross.

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Junction of Meredith and Reynold's Aves
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The statue is of Gen. Abner Doubleday. It may appear that I applied the nation's razor to him but it was unintentional.