Virtual Tour of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg Virtual Tour : 

The Battle of Gettysburg Virtual Tour By Tim French ED 205 Computers in the Classroom

July of 1863 : 

July of 1863 General Robert E. Lee's and Union Army under General George G. Meade met, by chance, when a Confederate brigade sent forward for supplies and observed a forward column of Meade's cavalry.

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July 1st, 1863 – The First Day of Battle July 2nd, The Bloodiest Day of Gettysburg July 3rd, 1863 – The Most Memorable Charge About the Author Resource Page

About the Author : 

About the Author My name is Tim French and I am enrolled at Grand Valley State University. My major is Elementary Education and this virtual tour was created for ED 205: Computers in the Classroom. I find history fascinating, particularly American, and hope to teach elementary social studies. Email Me

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Resource Page Videos: www.discoveryeducation.com http://www.teachertube.com/ Information: http://www.nps.gov/index.htm

July 1st, 1863 – The First Day of Battle : 

July 1st, 1863 – The First Day of Battle 1.) McPherson’s Ridge 2.) The Railroad Cut 3.) Oak Hill 4.) Oak Ridge 5.) The Eleventh Corps Line

The First Day of Battle – McPherson’s Ridge : 

The First Day of Battle – McPherson’s Ridge A half mile away from Gettysburg. On the morning of July 1, a Union picket post confronted Confederate infantry. The Confederates brushed aside the post and continued toward Gettysburg.

The First Day of Battle – The Railroad Cut : 

The First Day of Battle – The Railroad Cut North of McPherson’s Farm. The cut was helpful and hazardous for both Armies. Confederates drove all, but one Union regiment out of the railroad cut. The lone infantry, 6th Wisconsin, blocked the Confederate’s advance.

The First Day of Battle – Oak Hill : 

The First Day of Battle – Oak Hill The hill offered an excellent field of fire for Confederate Artillery. Union forces were able to subdue the Southerners due to lack of coordinated attacks. Oak Hill was abandoned for the more favorable, Oak Ridge.

The First Day of Battle – Oak Ridge : 

The First Day of Battle – Oak Ridge Union forces held the ridge, but after repeated attacks they were forced to surrender. By the time of their surrender the Federal Line to McPherson’s Farm began to crumble.

The First Day of Battle – The Eleventh Corps Line : 

The First Day of Battle – The Eleventh Corps Line Eleventh Corps were ambushed by Confederate troops allowing them to flank the Union. Northerners fled through Gettysburg to regroup at Cemetery Hill.

The Second Day of Battle – The Bloodiest Day of Gettysburg : 

The Second Day of Battle – The Bloodiest Day of Gettysburg 6.) Seminary Ridge 7.) Pitzer Woods 8.) General Longstreet’s Headquarters 9.) Warfield Ridge 10.) Little Round Top 11.) Devil’s Den 12.) The Wheatfield 13.) The Peach Orchard 14.) Trostle Farm 15.) Cemetery Ridge 16.) Culp’s Hill 17.) Sprangler’s Spring 18.) East Cemetery Hill

The Second Day of Battle – Seminary Ridge : 

The Second Day of Battle – Seminary Ridge Confederate position west of Gettysburg for the final two days of the battle. For General Lee, this ridge offered him high ground for observation of the distant Union line and an excellent artillery position to bombard Union positions on Cemetery Hill.

The Second Day of Battle – Pitzer Woods : 

The Second Day of Battle – Pitzer Woods Stands at the southern tip of Seminary Ridge. Union troops investigated woods to find enemy troops. After a small firefight the Union withdrew. The Woods served as cover from Union artillery and a way to the Peach Orchard.

The Second Day of Battle – General Longstreet’s Headquarters : 

The Second Day of Battle – General Longstreet’s Headquarters Located on Warfield Ridge. Confederacy entrenched area with artillery and infantry. The artillery fired upon the Union forces in the Peach Orchard.

The Second Day of Battle – Warfield Ridge : 

The Second Day of Battle – Warfield Ridge "Warfield Ridge" is actually the southern extension of Seminary Ridge south of Pitzer Woods. Confederate batteries were stationed on the ridge.

The Second Day of Battle – Little Round Top : 

The Second Day of Battle – Little Round Top Rocky hill at Southern end of Cemetery. Offered a natural position to defend Union line.

The Second Day of Battle – Devil’s Den : 

The Second Day of Battle – Devil’s Den Cliffs of Devil's Den provided height and protection for the Union battery placed on its summit. The Confederacy surrounded Union artillery and forced them to retreat.

The Second Day of Battle – The Wheatfield : 

The Second Day of Battle – The Wheatfield Union forces held the field until the supplies and ammunition ran low. As the Confederacy attacked the fleeing Northern Forces, Union reinforcements came from the East. Fighting became extremely close, and at times, hand to hand combat. Finally, the Confederacy swept the field.

The Second Day of Battle – The Peach Orchard : 

The Second Day of Battle – The Peach Orchard Union artillery positioned at the Orchard was under heavy fire. As the firing continued, Confederate soldiers defeated Union regiments and swept the orchard.

The Second Day of Battle – Trostle Farm : 

The Second Day of Battle – Trostle Farm After defeat in the Peach Orchard, Union forces settled at the Trostle Farm. The Confederacy still pursued and once again, broke the Union defenses. The Southern regiments were closing in on Union forces at Cemetery Ridge.

The Second Day of Battle – Cemetery Ridge : 

The Second Day of Battle – Cemetery Ridge The Confederacy’s regiments were hoping to break the Union line in half. The Union fought fiercely and held their ground.

The Second Day of Battle – Culp’s Hill : 

The Second Day of Battle – Culp’s Hill Union troops had fortified Culp’s Hill on the first day of battle. At dusk, Confederate troops began to ascend the hill. Under the cover of darkness, the Union forces bombarded the approaching Southerners.

The Second Day of Battle – Sprangler’s Spring : 

The Second Day of Battle – Sprangler’s Spring A natural spring at the southern end of Culp’s Hill. Union forces held the spring, but left to reinforce another regiment. As night fell, the Confederacy moved into the spring. The Union returned and combat ensued. After several hours of fighting the Confederate forces fled.

The Second Day of Battle – East Cemetery Hill : 

The Second Day of Battle – East Cemetery Hill Heavily fortified by Union forces. Despite the hill's apparent invincibility, a Confederate attack briefly shattered the Union defenses. But the forces were never reinforced and a Union counterattack retook the hill.

The Third Day of Battle – The Most Memorable Charge : 

The Third Day of Battle – The Most Memorable Charge 19.) The Field of Pickett’s Charge 20.) The High Water Mark 21.) Ziegler’s Grove 22.) East Cavalry Field

The Second Day of Battle – The Field of Pickett’s Charge : 

The Second Day of Battle – The Field of Pickett’s Charge General Lee’s last strategy for Confederate victory. The massive charge was pummeled by Union artillery fire. Within in an hour the attack was over.

The Second Day of Battle – The High Water Mark : 

The Second Day of Battle – The High Water Mark Area of vicious hand to hand combat during “Pickett’s Charge.” While Pickett's men fought for possession of the Angle, the left wing of the Confederate attacking force was facing a storm of their own from Union troops behind a stone wall stretching from the Angle to Ziegler's Grove

The Second Day of Battle – Ziegler’s Grove : 

The Second Day of Battle – Ziegler’s Grove Site of Union artillery and infantrymen. Confederates were halted by musket and cannon fire. The crippling losses the Confederacy faced ultimately led to it’s loss at Gettysburg.

The Second Day of Battle – East Cavalry Field : 

The Second Day of Battle – East Cavalry Field Confederate forces failed to flank Union artillery. As a result, the Federal forces crushed the incoming Southerners.