Pickett’s Charge by Moncrief (Clanton, al.) Lining the edge of the shadow wood, a ghostly gray thier numbers cast the sun’s fire burned across the field, daring them enter it’s inferno blast.Tired eyes yearned for victory this day, in hope of honor, home and land.the burden laid heavy upon the brow, for the fate of […]
Reenactment Blue & Gray
Reenactment Blue & Gray by Reflected Images (Burt, Iowa) Blue & Gray Cavalry Cavalry Reenactment on June 29 2013 Click here to post comments Join in and write your own page! It’s easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Gettysburg Pictures.
Pictures of Gettysburg PA
Pictures of Gettysburg PA Looking for pictures of Gettysburg PA? The early cameras in use for Civil War photography developed very slowly. Not only was it was too risky to take Gettysburg photos during the actual battle, but there was too much movement. The cameras of the era required a long exposure time. Photographers and […]
Potatoes
Potatoes by Austin T (NJ) As I was thrown into the heart of battle, I never ate any potatoes;When I found a farmers field, I ate more spuds than a spud spuckling sparrow,The grays rushed in my field;We shot them in their tracks,No taters for them, More for me;And my men of the 92nd Infantry. […]
Gettysburg Remembrance Day Parade
Remembrance Day at Gettysburg There is a special day in Gettysburg every November called Remembrance Day. It commemorates Abraham Lincoln’s visit to Gettysburg to dedicate the National Cemetery. You may have heard of the little speech he gave at the event, a speech now known as the Gettysburg Address. The official date of Remembrance Day […]
Our 150 Anniversary Photo
Our 150 Anniversary Photo by Doug Torborg (Hudson NY, USA) We had our phto taken in Civil War Era dress during the Anniversary week. The staff at Thompson’s Photography & Old Time Photos were Great. Comments for Our 150 Anniversary Photo Average Rating Click here to add your own comments Nov 13, 2015 Photo by: […]