Gettysburg Photo Mystery Solved?

[garyjd]

Follow the link to a two part article about this well known Gettysburg photograph. If the article is correct the location of this photograph may surprise you.

http://www.nps.gov/gett/from-the-fields-of-gettysburg-blog.htm

 

[Kreston]

Excellent article! Thanks for the link.

 

[gordy]

I read the article and didn't see the surprise :/

I stumbled across this the other day, BTW

Pretty interesting : http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-sr...l-war-battles-and-casualties-interactive-map/

 

[garyjd]

Gordy, I guess the surprise is the location where the photograph was taken. The accepted theory is that the photographs that Alexander Gardner and his team took were from locations on the south end of the field. This particular photo is located on the 1st days field which is quite a distance away. SURPRISE! ~Gary

 

[gordy]

Gordy, I guess the surprise is the location where the photograph was taken. The accepted theory is that the photographs that Alexander Gardner and his team took were from locations on the south end of the field. This particular photo is located on the 1st days field which is quite a distance away. SURPRISE! ~Gary

I never knew it was a contention!