Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing on the southwestern slope of Barlow Knoll, and is pointing to the summit of the hill. On the afternoon of July 1, 1863, Georgians from John Brown Gordon's Brigade would break the Union line on Barlow's Knoll and advance to the right, and towards the camera position. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, July 18, 2010.
Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is our host for a series on the Eleventh Army Corps during the Battle of Gettysburg. Stuart had two relatives in the Eleventh Corps (73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment) and both were killed/mortally wounded at Gettysburg. They are both buried in the National Cemetery. Stuart has been a Licensed Battlefield Guide since 2004. In in our first post, Stuart introduced himself and showed us some of the routes that the 11th Corps took as they approached the Gettysburg Battlefield. In our second post he brought Major-General Howard to the Peach Orchard, and showed the route that two of Howard's divisions took to get to Gettysburg. In our third post he described the reasons Howard found Cemetery Hill and thought it was an important position. Howard also wanted to get a closer look at the fighting to the west and north of town. He moved into the town for that look. In our fourth post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey showed us the view from the top of the Fahnestock Building on an overcast day. In our fifth post, Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey showed us that after his visit to the Fahnestock Building, Major-General Howard returned to Cemetery Hill and issued orders for other units to come to Gettysburg. Stuart also introduced us to the positioning of the Eleventh Corps on the fields north of town. In our sixth post, Stuart gave some background about the men who made up the Eleventh Corps, and their desire to perform well after the Battle of Chancellorsville in May, 1863. In our seventh post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey described command changes in the corps on July 1, 1863, and when the first units of the Eleventh Corps arrived on the field. In our eighth post, Stuart Dempsey showed us the advance of four companies of the 45th New York Infantry Regiment towards the McClean Barn on July 1, 1863. In the ninth post, Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey showed us the fighting around the McLean Farm and the position of monuments of the First Brigade of the Third Division of the Eleventh Corps. In our tenth post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey described the arrival of artillery on the Eleventh Corps line and the initial position of the Second Brigade of the Third Division of the Eleventh Corps. In our eleventh post, Stuart Dempsey gives brief sketches of some Third Division units of the Eleventh Corps including the 74th Pennsylvania, the 61st Ohio, and Wheeler's 13th New York Battery. In the twelfth Eleventh Corps post, Stuart presented stories of the 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment, the 157th New York Infantry Regiment, and the 119th New York Infantry Regiment. In our thirteenth post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey shows us the monuments to the 82nd Ohio Infantry Regiment, the 75th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, the 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, and the 58th New York Infantry Regiment. In our fourteenth post, Stuart asked that donations be sent to save part of the Chancellorsville Battlefield, and he describes Francis Barlow, and Barlow's Division. In our fifteenth post, Stuart shows us the location of the Adams County Alms House and provides some background on Von Gilsa's Brigade and Ames' Brigade. In our sixteenth Eleventh Corps post, Stuart speculated on why Brigadier General Barlow left his assigned position near the Alms House and moved to Blocher's Knoll/Barlow's Knoll. In the seventeenth post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey showed us the topography of Barlow's Knoll and how the placement of monuments on the knoll doesn't exactly match the locations where troops were positioned. In the eighteenth Eleventh Corps post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey brought all of Adelbert Ames' Brigade to the Barlow's Knoll area, where they would be attacked by Georgians on July 1, 1863. In our nineteenth Eleventh Corps post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey showed the position of the 54th New York Infantry along Rock Creek, and "behind" them, the position of the 153rd Pennsylvania. In the twentieth Eleventh Corps post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey shows the position of the 25th and of the 107th Ohio Infantry Regiment, and discusses the commander of the 107th Ohio, Colonel Seraphim Meyer. In the twenty-first Eleventh Corps post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey describes the action of the 75th Ohio and the 17th Connecticut, and the collapse of Barlow's line on July 1, 1863. In today's Eleventh Corps post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey describes the collapse of Kryzanowski's Brigade on the afternoon of July 1, 1863.
This map shows the location of where our Eleventh Corps at Gettysburg videos were produced. Videos #1-#64 were shown on other maps on our previous posts. Video #65 was taken on the southwestern slope of Barlow Knoll by the first shade tree that we could find on a hot July day. Video #66 was taken on the south side of East Howard Avenue, near the monument to the 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. Video #67 was taken north side of East Howard Avenue between the monuments to the 26th Wisconsin and the 75th Pennsylvania Infantry regiments. This map was created facing north at approximately 8:15 PM on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
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Licensed Battlefield Guide Stuart Dempsey is standing on East Howard Avenue near the monument to the 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment. The 26th Wisconsin was the right (east) of Kryzanowski's Brigade's battle line in this area. The monument is located near the position of where the unit fought. The roofs seen above the corn are atop buildings of the Adams County Agricultural Society. At the time of the battle that area was the location of the Adams County Alms House. This view was taken facing south at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, July 18, 2010.
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The monuments to Kryzanowski's Brigade do not match the positions where their units fought during the battle. The monument in the left background, at the curve is to the 58th New York Infantry Regiment. They only had two companies present at Gettysburg. Stuart says they were not on the right of the brigade line during the fighting, but he has not found evidence of exactly where they were placed in the battle line. The next tall monument, the top of which is hidden by the tree, is to the 26th Wisconsin. They would have been on the right (east) of Kryzanowski's line, somewhere in the area of the monument. The monument closest to the camera is to the 75th Pennsylvania. This position was occupied during the battle by the 119th New York Infantry. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, July 18, 2010.
Again, the monuments to Kryzanowski's Brigade do not match the positions where their units fought during the battle. The 75th Pennsylvania monument, which is the first one of the left, is at the position where the 119th New York fought on July 1, 1863. The next monument is to the 82nd Ohio. That position was occupied during the battle by the 75th Pennsylvania. Near the Carlisle Road is the monument to the 119th New York. That position was occupied by the 82nd Ohio. The first monument on the other (west) side of the Carlisle Road is to the 157th New York. This view was taken facing southwest at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, July 18, 2010.
Stuart Dempsey is standing on East Howard Avenue. The monuments to the 26th Wisconsin and the 75th Pennsylvania are now behind the camera. Approaching this position from the fields in the background, were first, the 21st Georgia Infantry Regiment, and later, a significant part of Doles' Georgia Brigade. Stuart is pointing to the dark colored roof of the Blocher Farm which is visible through the trees. This view was taken facing north at approximately 6:30 PM on Saturday, July 18, 2010.
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