Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . e the artillerv was massed. This position is exactly opposite the National Cemetery and is considerably higher than that portion of theConfederate line that lies to the south. This was an elegant position, the gunners being protected by the timber and by the stone wall that ran along theentire front. Many of the guns are pointed in the direction of the Copse of Trees along the Union line which is within easy range, and suggest the partthey plaved i
Historic views of Gettysburg : illustrations in half-tone of all the monuments, important views and historic places on the Gettysburg battlefield . e the artillerv was massed. This position is exactly opposite the National Cemetery and is considerably higher than that portion of theConfederate line that lies to the south. This was an elegant position, the gunners being protected by the timber and by the stone wall that ran along theentire front. Many of the guns are pointed in the direction of the Copse of Trees along the Union line which is within easy range, and suggest the partthey plaved in the effort to demolish the artillery and demoralize the Union infantry, previous to Picketts charge. Their commanding position had its dis-advantages also. The old trees which are still standing bear evidence of the storm of shot and shell that fell among them. The old oak standing on theedge of the avenue was shot through by a shell about fifteen feet from the ground and the marks are yet plainly visible. Farther west in the woods are ir-regular earthworks, thrown up by the Confederate infantry as a protection against this artillery H) fHOH SPANGLfflS WOODS. SHOWINGCEMETERY RIDGE f\ ___ _ : _ CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY PITZERS WOODS.}) ? J ON CONFEDERATE AVENUE. The view from Spanprlers woods (the starting point of Picketts troops) shows the Codori buildings over the rightgun and the open character of the ground. The distance from this point to the Union line is about seven-eiehths of a mile and there is not sufficient depres-sion at any place to hide a man from view. The Pitzer woods view shows the battery positions of the Confederates. The artillery formed a very importantpart of the army of Northern Virginia. It was reorganized just prior to this battle and consisted of fifteen battalions of sixteen pieces—four batteries of fourpieces each to a battalion. It is the plan of the National Park Commission to place at each position a cannon occupied during the battle, a gu
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