Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The Northern states, such as Indiana, contributed to the creation of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery on the south edge of Gettysburg, Pa. The cemetery was dedicated on Nov. 19, 1863, but it was not completed until 1869. Of the 3,500 Union soldiers who died, 1,664 were never identified. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
More than 3,500 Union soldiers are buried in Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pa. The Confederate dead were not returned to the South until well after the end of the Civil War. Most ended up going to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Va. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
This statue of Gen. G. K. Warren is perched on Little Round Top. Warren is credited with realizing that Confederates would make a push for the hill and for calling for reinforcements to push them back, which they did. He was lauded for his role in that battle and was often called the “Hero of Little Round Top,” but his military career was eventually ruined. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
Throughout Gettysburg, Pa., National Military Park, monuments stand to many who fought, including Confederates. This one memorializes Sgt. William O’Brien of the 11th Mississippi Infantry. It was dedicated in 2000. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
A red flag flying from a building in modern-day Gettysburg, Pa., signifies that the structure served as a hospital or care center for the wounded. This is the Christ Lutheran Church just off the square. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
Weapons in a case at the National Park Service Museum and Visitor Center. The center, designed to look like a barn, opened in April 2008. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
The Seminary Ridge Museum is to open July 1 in Gettysburg. One of its three areas of emphasis is care given to soldiers in the aftermath of a battle that left 20,000 wounded. Hundreds died as a result of infection because doctors did not have a sound understanding of how infection spread. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
The Seminary Ridge Museum is to open July 1 in Gettysburg. One of its three areas of emphasis is care given to soldiers in the aftermath of a battle that left 20,000 wounded. Hundreds died as a result of infection because doctors did not have a sound understanding of how infection spread. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
Cycloramas -- paintings in the round -- were the cinema of their day. An 1883-84 painting of the Gettysburg Battle by French artist Paul Philippoteaux has been restored and remounted at Gettysburg in the National Park Service Museum and Visitor Center. Optical illusions-dioramas and a “disappearing sky” help bring the conflict to life. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
Not all who fought were fresh-faced young soldiers. This statue is dedicated to John Burns, a vet of the War of 1812. By the time of the battle at Gettysburg, Pa., he was nearing 70 but on the morning of the battle, he grabbed his musket and fought for the Union. He was wounded three times. He recovered and became a minor celebrity. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
The Federal Pointe Inn, a onetime school in Gettysburg, Pa., and now a hotel. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
A king suite at the Federal Pointe Inn, a onetime school in Gettysburg, Pa. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
Liberty stands atop this monument, which was completed in 1869 at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery on the spot where Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
