This image is titled "Culp's Hill, Near Seventy-Eighth and One Hundred and Second New York Monument, After Storm, September 30, 1896." The location is the monument to the 78th New York and 102nd New York Infantry Regiments on Culp's Hill. Slocum Avenue is behind the monument. The 1896 commission report states: "We have also caused great numbers of trees to be planted, so as to restore the forest on grounds which have been denuded of trees since the battle. The hurricane of last month destroyed many hundreds of trees on the battlefield, which we shall take measures to replace." (Gettysburg National Military Park Commission Report page 39) "The Fury of the Storm. The most devastating storm that every visited this community fell upon us on last Tuesday night with the fury of a hurricane, unroofing buildings, twisting off and uprooting trees and laying fences flat. The greatest damage done here was in the northern part of the town.... Numbers of trees damaged on the Battlefield: Reynolds' Grove... 12 Blown over, 31 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Schultz's Grove... 0 Blown over, 1 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Ziegler's Grove... 0 Blown over, 1 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Culp's Hill... 120 Blown over, 93 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. McAllister's Woods... 1 Blown over, 0 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Round Top Park... 32 Blown over, 40 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Little Round Top... 41 Blown over, 51 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Big Round Top... 135 Blown over, 99 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Between Round Tops... 38 Blown over, 0 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Along Sickles Avenue 54 Blown over, 26 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Bushman Woods... 48 Blown over, 44 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Along Confederate Avenue... 13 Blown over, 4 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. (Editor's Note: The total of trees blown over was 494. The total of trees that were broken off and will have to be cut down was 390 or a total of 884 trees that were blown down or had to be removed). Roof blown off tower at the Bryan House. Piece of roof off tower at Starner's. The monument of the 66th Ohio Regiment, on Culp's Hill, was ruined by huge trees which fell upon it. The monuments of the 102d and Seventy-eighth New York Regiment were slightly injured, but can be repaired. The fine avenue of Norway maple trees in the National Cemetery was nearly destroyed, many of the largest limbs having been torn off. (Gettysburg Star and Sentinel October 6, 1896, page 3, column 4) This image was taken facing northwest circa 1896. Annual Reports of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War, 1893-1904. Washington. Government Printing Office, 1905.
This image is titled "Culp's Hill; Sixty-Sixth Ohio Monument, After Storm, September 30, 1896." The location is the monument to the 66th Ohio Infantry Regiment near the summit of Culp's Hill. The 1896 commission report states: "We have also caused great numbers of trees to be planted, so as to restore the forest on grounds which have been denuded of trees since the battle. The hurricane of last month destroyed many hundreds of trees on the battlefield, which we shall take measures to replace." (Gettysburg National Military Park Commission Report page 39) "The Fury of the Storm. The most devastating storm that every visited this community fell upon us on last Tuesday night with the fury of a hurricane, unroofing buildings, twisting off and uprooting trees and laying fences flat. The greatest damage done here was in the northern part of the town.... Numbers of trees damaged on the Battlefield: Reynolds' Grove... 12 Blown over, 31 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Schultz's Grove... 0 Blown over, 1 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Ziegler's Grove... 0 Blown over, 1 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Culp's Hill... 120 Blown over, 93 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. McAllister's Woods... 1 Blown over, 0 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Round Top Park... 32 Blown over, 40 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Little Round Top... 41 Blown over, 51 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Big Round Top... 135 Blown over, 99 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Between Round Tops... 38 Blown over, 0 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Along Sickles Avenue 54 Blown over, 26 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Bushman Woods... 48 Blown over, 44 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Along Confederate Avenue... 13 Blown over, 4 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. (Editor's Note: The total of trees blown over was 494. The total of trees that were broken off and will have to be cut down was 390 or a total of 884 trees that were blown down or had to be removed). Roof blown off tower at the Bryan House. Piece of roof off tower at Starner's. The monument of the 66th Ohio Regiment, on Culp's Hill, was ruined by huge trees which fell upon it. The monuments of the 102d and Seventy-eighth New York Regiment were slightly injured, but can be repaired. The fine avenue of Norway maple trees in the National Cemetery was nearly destroyed, many of the largest limbs having been torn off. (Gettysburg Star and Sentinel October 6, 1896, page 3, column 4) This image was taken facing southeast circa 1896. Annual Reports of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War, 1893-1904. Washington. Government Printing Office, 1905.
This image is titled "Culp's Hill, Near Knap's Battery, After Storm, September 30, 1896." The location is the monument to Captain Joseph Knap's Independent Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery. At Gettysburg, the battery was commanded by First Lieutenant Charles Atwell. The 1896 commission report states: "We have also caused great numbers of trees to be planted, so as to restore the forest on grounds which have been denuded of trees since the battle. The hurricane of last month destroyed many hundreds of trees on the battlefield, which we shall take measures to replace." (Gettysburg National Military Park Commission Report page 39) "The Fury of the Storm. The most devastating storm that every visited this community fell upon us on last Tuesday night with the fury of a hurricane, unroofing buildings, twisting off and uprooting trees and laying fences flat. The greatest damage done here was in the northern part of the town.... Numbers of trees damaged on the Battlefield: Reynolds' Grove... 12 Blown over, 31 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Schultz's Grove... 0 Blown over, 1 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Ziegler's Grove... 0 Blown over, 1 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Culp's Hill... 120 Blown over, 93 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. McAllister's Woods... 1 Blown over, 0 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Round Top Park... 32 Blown over, 40 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Little Round Top... 41 Blown over, 51 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Big Round Top... 135 Blown over, 99 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Between Round Tops... 38 Blown over, 0 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Along Sickles Avenue 54 Blown over, 26 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Bushman Woods... 48 Blown over, 44 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Along Confederate Avenue... 13 Blown over, 4 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. (Editor's Note: The total of trees blown over was 494. The total of trees that were broken off and will have to be cut down was 390 or a total of 884 trees that were blown down or had to be removed). Roof blown off tower at the Bryan House. Piece of roof off tower at Starner's. The monument of the 66th Ohio Regiment, on Culp's Hill, was ruined by huge trees which fell upon it. The monuments of the 102d and Seventy-eighth New York Regiment were slightly injured, but can be repaired. The fine avenue of Norway maple trees in the National Cemetery was nearly destroyed, many of the largest limbs having been torn off. (Gettysburg Star and Sentinel October 6, 1896, page 3, column 4) This image was taken facing northeast circa 1896. Annual Reports of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War, 1893-1904. Washington. Government Printing Office, 1905.
This image is titled "Culp's Hill, After Storm, September 30, 1896." The location is Culp's Hill. The small marker in the foreground is to the 147th New York Infantry Regiment. The marker is no longer in this location. It was removed from the west side (shown here) to the east side of Slocum Avenue. The 1896 commission report states: "We have also caused great numbers of trees to be planted, so as to restore the forest on grounds which have been denuded of trees since the battle. The hurricane of last month destroyed many hundreds of trees on the battlefield, which we shall take measures to replace." (Gettysburg National Military Park Commission Report page 39) "The Fury of the Storm. The most devastating storm that every visited this community fell upon us on last Tuesday night with the fury of a hurricane, unroofing buildings, twisting off and uprooting trees and laying fences flat. The greatest damage done here was in the northern part of the town.... Numbers of trees damaged on the Battlefield: Reynolds' Grove... 12 Blown over, 31 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Schultz's Grove... 0 Blown over, 1 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Ziegler's Grove... 0 Blown over, 1 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Culp's Hill... 120 Blown over, 93 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. McAllister's Woods... 1 Blown over, 0 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Round Top Park... 32 Blown over, 40 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Little Round Top... 41 Blown over, 51 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Big Round Top... 135 Blown over, 99 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Between Round Tops... 38 Blown over, 0 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Along Sickles Avenue 54 Blown over, 26 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Bushman Woods... 48 Blown over, 44 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. Along Confederate Avenue... 13 Blown over, 4 Broken Off and will have to be cut down. (Editor's Note: The total of trees blown over was 494. The total of trees that were broken off and will have to be cut down was 390 or a total of 884 trees that were blown down or had to be removed). Roof blown off tower at the Bryan House. Piece of roof off tower at Starner's. The monument of the 66th Ohio Regiment, on Culp's Hill, was ruined by huge trees which fell upon it. The monuments of the 102d and Seventy-eighth New York Regiment were slightly injured, but can be repaired. The fine avenue of Norway maple trees in the National Cemetery was nearly destroyed, many of the largest limbs having been torn off. (Gettysburg Star and Sentinel October 6, 1896, page 3, column 4) This image was taken facing west circa 1896. Annual Reports of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War, 1893-1904. Washington. Government Printing Office, 1905.
This image is titled "Slocum Avenue at Entrance to Woods, Culp's Hill." The location is the western slope of Culp's Hill. The Annual Report of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War in 1896 states: "Since our report of 1895 the Telford road, known as Seminary avenue, and section 1 of Confederate avenue, running from the Chambersbug pike southward along Seminary Ridge as far as the Government at present owns the right of way there, has been completed; ... Slocum avenue, which follows the battle lines over Culp's Hill, is in course of construction and nearly completed...The whole length of Telford avenues which have been constructed by our commission is 7 1/3 miles."(page 29) Slocum Avenue is winding its way to the top of Culp's Hill. The "foot" and stairs of the Culp's Hill observation tower are visible in the left background. Slocum Avenue has changed since its original position in this photograph. This section of Slocum Avenue now longer is located here. This view was taken facing east circa 1896. This image is titled "Tower and Knap's Battery E, Pennsylvania Light Artillery, Summit of Culp's Hill." The location is the summit of Culp's Hill. The Annual Report of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War in 1895 states: "Four steel towers, to be constructed upon a design prepared by the engineer, Col. E.B. Cope, and approved by the commission, have been contracted for and are now being erected by the Variety Iron Works, of Cleveland, Ohio. No. 1 is 60 feet high and stands on the summit of Big Round Top; No. 2 is 75 feet high, on Seminary Ridge, near the Wheatfield road; No. 3, 75 feet high, is on Seminary Ridge, near the Mummasburg road, and overlooks specially the scene of the first day's fight; No. 4, 60 feet high, is on the summit of Culp's Hill. Nos. 1 and 2 are nearly finished, and all four will be completed with a month."(page 22) The Annual Report of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War in 1896 states: "The four steel towers which were in course of construction at the date of our last report were completed soon thereafter. We have since caused another to be erected near the center of the field in Ziegler's Grove and not far from the point where the battle ended with the final grand but unsuccessful Confederate assault of the third day. These are all solid and well-built structures, and located as they are, they afford the observer a complete and satisfactory view of the entire scene of the great battle and enable him to get a consistent and accurate idea of it as a whole." (page 31) The Annual Report of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War in 1895 states: "The volunteer batteries of the Union Army on the grounds of the Memorial Association are generally represented by one gun and mounted upon inferior carriages. This commission resolved to substitute an improved iron gun carriage. Sixty-two new carriages have been contracted for. Of these about 36 have been furnished by the contractor and placed on the field and mounted with the kind of gun used by each battery, respectively in the battle. The others will be put in position as soon as supplied by the contractor. Excellent granite foundation stones support each carriage. The following have already been placed on the Union lines, ...(page 22) The 1896 commission report states: "During the past year we have also replaced all of the old inferior gun carriages which were formerly used for the Union batteries with our new iron ones, constructed as aforesaid, and we have mounted many additional guns to mark the positions of Union batteries..."(page 30). The Culp's Hill tower is in the right background. The cannon tubes at the position of Knap's Battery represent 10 pounder parrotts. The monument to Knap's Pennsylvania Battery was erected in 1885. This view was taken facing northwest circa 1896. This image is titled "Slocum Avenue, Graded Roadbed." The location is the southeastern slope of Culp's Hill. The Annual Report of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War in 1896 states: "Since our report of 1895 the Telford road, known as Seminary avenue, and section 1 of Confederate avenue, running from the Chambersburg pike southward along Seminary Ridge as far as the Government at present owns the right of way there, has been completed; ... Slocum avenue, which follows the battle lines over Culp's Hill, is in course of construction and nearly completed...The whole length of Telford avenues which have been constructed by our commission is 7 1/3 miles."(page 29) Slocum Avenue is no longer in this location. The monument to the 150th New York Infantry Regiment is in the left background. Slocum Avenue has changed since its original position in this photograph. It now runs on the other (west) side of the monument to the 150th New York. The road shown in this photograph is now a path. This view was taken facing south circa 1896. This image is titled "Slocum Avenue, Graded Roadbed." The location is "lower" Culp's Hill. The 1895 commission report states, "At the date when our report as the Battlefield Commission was made last year the only roadway in process of construction was section 4 of the Confederate avenue, from the Wheatfield road to the Emmitsburg road along Seminary Ridge... All these avenues have been and are being constructed on the Telford system, which was adopted after full consideration and tudy of the subject as promising the best results in solidity and durability. The stone used is syenitic granite and ironstone, very hard and of excellent quality. A foundation pavement is laid of 8-inch wedgelike stones set on edge and well knapped and chinked; on this 4 inches of stone 1 1/2 inches in size; then a slight layer of clay as a binder, and finally a top dressing of 1 or 2 inches of quarter-inch stone screenings; the whole rolled thoroughly with a steam roller weighing 14 tons; side and under drains are placed where needed. The results of the above method and process are roadways smooth and solid and which will last for generations." (page 21) The Annual Report of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War in 1896 states: "Since our report of 1895 the Telford road, known as Seminary avenue, and section 1 of Confederate avenue, running from the Chambersburg pike southward along Seminary Ridge as far as the Government at present owns the right of way there, has been completed; ... Slocum avenue, which follows the battle lines over Culp's Hill, is in course of construction and nearly completed...The whole length of Telford avenues which have been constructed by our commission is 7 1/3 miles."(page 29) Slocum Avenue is in the center of this view. The monument to the 20th Connecticut Infantry Regiment (erected in 1885) and the 3rd Maryland Infantry Regiment (USA) (erected in 1888) are in the right background. This view was taken facing northwest circa 1896. This image is titled "Terminus of Slocum Avenue, Near Spangler's Spring." The 1895 commission report states, "At the date when our report as the Battlefield Commission was made last year the only roadway in process of construction was section 4 of the Confederate avenue, from the Wheatfield road to the Emmitsburg road along Seminary Ridge... All these avenues have been and are being constructed on the Telford system, which was adopted after full consideration and tudy of the subject as promising the best results in solidity and durability. The stone used is syenitic granite and ironstone, very hard and of excellent quality. A foundation pavement is laid of 8-inch wedgelike stones set on edge and well knapped and chinked; on this 4 inches of stone 1 1/2 inches in size; then a slight layer of clay as a binder, and finally a top dressing of 1 or 2 inches of quarter-inch stone screenings; the whole rolled thoroughly with a steam roller weighing 14 tons; side and under drains are placed where needed. The results of the above method and process are roadways smooth and solid and which will last for generations." (page 21) The Annual Report of the Gettysburg National Military Park Commission to the Secretary of War in 1896 states: "Since our report of 1895 the Telford road, known as Seminary avenue, and section 1 of Confederate avenue, running from the Chambersburg pike southward along Seminary Ridge as far as the Government at present owns the right of way there, has been completed; ... Slocum avenue, which follows the battle lines over Culp's Hill, is in course of construction and nearly completed...The whole length of Telford avenues which have been constructed by our commission is 7 1/3 miles."(page 29) Slocum Avenue would be coming off Lower Culp's Hill from the woods in the right background to end at this point. Spangler's Spring would be located behind the rocks in the left background. Today East Confederate Avenue would enter the view from the right. East Confederate Avenue was not built until 1900. The photographer is standing in Spangler's Meadow. This view was taken facing northwest circa 1896. 
