One of the least known and hardest to find markers on the battlefield is that of Captain Henry V Fuller’s monument. The monument is located in the Rose Woods and can be accessed by a trail off of the old trolley trail (looks like a drainage) or from the Wheatfield Rd by crossing a stone […]
This will be a multiple part series discussing the farms and buildings on the Gettysburg Battlefield. To start off the series let’s talk about three farms on the southern side of the field, the Slyder, Snyder and Bushman farms. Phillip Snyder Farm: The Phillip Snyder farm was built in 1831 and occupied by Phillip snyder […]
68th PA Infantry (Scott Legion) In the summer of 1862 the 68th Pennsylvania Infantry was formed in the areas surrounding Philadelphia. The men were also from Montgomery and Chester counties, adjacent to Philadelphia. On August 4th the first company was mustered with the entire regiment in service by September 1st. The quotation below is from […]
The Pennsylvania State Memorial One of the largest monuments anywhere on the Gettysburg battlefield is the Pennsylvania State Memorial. This monument is dedicated to all of the soldiers who fought in the Pennsylvania infantry, cavalry and artillery during the battle. A plaque in the entrance way sums this up with the following, ““In honor […]
An Overview of the Tectonic History Of Gettysburg Pa: Before we get into the origins of the rocks at Gettysburg lets define some vocabulary that will help with the understanding of the following concepts. First, time. Our perspective of a long time ago is, generally, a few thousand years ago into BC. For this discussion […]
Below is a list of useful links (in no particular order) and information to help you cycle through the Gettysburg Battlefield! This list will be updated regularly with new and interesting material. HABPI The first site I want to link here is HABPI (Healthy Adams Bicyclye/Pedestrian Inc). They are a local non-profit who help to […]
New! We have a new location located at 778 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg. This location is in town and in a great area for some post (or pre) ride treats. We have a specific tour map of Culps hill designed to be used from this location. Please note no tours will ever leave from this location, […]
This is a NEW tour! This is an approximately 20 mile tour which will follow a path similar to the Auto Tour. By doing so you will see most of the major events of the battle! This tour is 6.5 hours long plus a lunch stop (about 30 mins)! Lunch will be decided based on […]
The Family Tour is designed for people who aren’t comfortable with biking in town traffic, who don’t have as much time, or who don’t want to bike so many miles. It is the tour we recommend if you have children. It gets to all the scenes of the important fighting on the Union lines during […]
