Map of the Battlefield of Gettysburg c. 1890 - Memorial Association

 

Battlefield of Gettysburg Map - Memorial Association Survey c. 1890

Walk the hallowed ground of America's most consequential battle with this intricate Battlefield of Gettysburg Map published by the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association in the late 19th century. This extraordinary Battlefield of Gettysburg Map offers not just geography—but a solemn record of sacrifice, strategy, and turning tides where Union and Confederate armies clashed in July 1863 during the largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

This detailed Battlefield of Gettysburg Map stretches across the rolling Pennsylvania countryside, with fine lines marking ridges, farms, roads, and creeks that became immortal landmarks—Seminary Ridge, Cemetery Hill, Little Round Top, the Wheatfield, and Devil's Den. The town of Gettysburg sits at center, surrounded by sweeping arcs of troop movements and cannon positions that defined three days of relentless combat.

The Battlefield of Gettysburg Map marks positions of brigades, artillery batteries, and the fields where the Army of the Potomac under General Meade faced Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Follow the Union's famous "fishhook" defensive line and trace Pickett's Charge across the open fields toward Cemetery Ridge—that fateful ground where thousands fell within minutes on the battle's final day.

Each reproduction includes a custom historical letter detailing the map's significance, making it perfect for collectors, [location] history enthusiasts, and anyone with [region] connections. Printed on heavyweight archival paper or premium canvas, every [relevant detail] is preserved with museum-quality clarity through expert digital restoration.

For protection and presentation, paper prints arrive rolled in sturdy mailing tubes, while canvas prints come gallery-wrapped on solid pine stretcher bars with pre-installed hanging hardware. Framed prints are protected under crystal-clear acrylic and arrive ready to hang—perfect for immediate display.

Perfect for Civil War historians, military history enthusiasts, Pennsylvania collectors, and anyone who honors American sacrifice, this museum-quality reproduction of the Battlefield of Gettysburg Map brings the sacred landscape of Gettysburg to stunning life with remarkable historical detail.

The Story Behind the MapFew places in American history carry the weight and reverence of Gettysburg. This intricate battlefield map, published by the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association in the late 19th century, offers not just a guide to geography—but a solemn record of sacrifice, strategy, and turning tides. It preserves the landscape where, in July 1863, the Union and Confederate armies clashed in the largest and bloodiest battle of the Civil War.The map stretches across the rolling Pennsylvania countryside, its fine lines marking ridges, farms, roads, and creeks that became immortal landmarks—names like Seminary Ridge, Cemetery Hill, and Little Round Top. Each contour and fence line carries a story. The artist's perspective captures the town of Gettysburg at the center, its modest grid surrounded by the sweeping arcs of troop movements and cannon fire that defined three days of relentless combat.Here, the Army of the Potomac under Major General George G. Meade faced the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee. The Union lines, drawn along high ground south of town, formed a defensive arc known as the "fishhook," while Lee's forces advanced from the west and north, determined to break the Union position. The map marks the positions of brigades, artillery batteries, and the fields where valor and tragedy intertwined.On the first day, Confederate troops pushed Union forces through the town to Cemetery Hill. The second day saw brutal fighting at the Wheatfield, Devil's Den, and Little Round Top—names forever etched into the nation's memory. The third day culminated in Pickett's Charge, a desperate and devastating Confederate assault across open fields toward Cemetery Ridge. The map's measured scale captures that fateful ground, where thousands fell within minutes.In the years following the war, the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association undertook the immense task of preserving this hallowed ground. Maps like this one were essential tools in marking monuments, roads, and the precise sites of regimental heroism. What began as a military engagement became, over time, a sacred landscape of remembrance.Viewed today, this map is more than a cartographic record—it is an act of remembrance. It allows modern eyes to trace the same ridges and roads, to walk the same distances soldiers marched, and to understand how terrain, courage, and fate converged to alter the course of a nation.

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