- Map of the Battlfield of
Gettysburg with Position of Troops July 2, 1863. (By Topo. Office
A.N.V.)
- This map was prepared by the Topographic Department of the
A.N.V. so there are sure to be errors with the indicated positions of the Union
Troops. It appears that the west edge of the map was trimmed off when the
original map was scanned. For best results, print this out on
11"X17" paper If you have access to a printer which can print that size.
- Maps of the Battlefields
and Campaigns
- This website includes links to several excellent maps of the
Gettysburg Battlefield as well as several other Civil War Battlefields. Included is
a map "Surveyed and Drawn under the Direction of Bvt. Maj. Gen. G.K. Warren, Major of
Engineers" which is presented in 20 separate parts. There are also several
other maps which give an excellent 3-d feel of the ground.
- Battle of Gettysburg - Main
Battle Lines
- This simplified map of the Battle, shows the positions of the
troops for all three days of the fighting on one map.
- Gettysburg Pa. from
"The Automobile Blue Book" 1920
- The interesting feature of this 1920's era map of the
Battlefield is the railroad line which ran from the RR on the north side of the
Chambersburg Pike south through the center of the Battlefield (through the site of
Picketts Charge), then southeast where it terminates near the intersection of the
Wheatfield Road and the Taneytown Road in the vicinity of the foot of Little Round
Top.
- National Park
Service Map of the Gettysburg National Military Park
- This link will take you to the Digital Maps Home Page at the
National Parks Service website. Read the Liability and Restrictions statement, click
on "Agree" and you'll find yourself at the Digital Maps Directory Page,
Click on "Parks A-Z" and you'll go to the Digital Map List page. Finally
scroll down the list to the park you want (Gettysburg, remember that's what this is all
about), then select the type of map to view - Your best choice is probably the
"Screen Viewable Adobe Acrobat PDF" version.
- The Map Room at the
Gettysburg Discussion Group Website
- This link leads to a page at the Gettysburg Discussion Group
website devoted to maps of the Gettysburg Battlefield. A high resolution version of
each map can be downloaded for vewing on screen or for printing. The maps
dated 1885 and 1895 show the battlefield with troop dispositions and without the
current park roads. A National Park Map of 1904 shows the park service roads and the
Pa. monuments existing at that time. Also of interest on these three maps is a
railroad spur running south from the town through the area of Pickett's Charge to the
vicinity of Little Round Top. The 1904 map also shows the route of the Gettysburg
Electric Railway. Another map available at this site is an aerial panoramic view (a
painting actually) which depicts the battlefield as it appeared in 1913, the 50th
anniversary of the battle, as if from an observer in balloon above a point south of Big
Round Top.
- The
Gettysburg Campaign
- This map from ehistory.com gives a good overall view of the
Gettysburg area.
- Elliot's Map of the
Battlefield of Gettysburg
- This interesting map of the battlefield, preparerd by S.G
Elliot & Co. and dated June 10, 1864 shows the locations of Union and Confederate
burials, dead horses, breastworks, lunets for artillery, and rifle pits as well as the
usual topographical features. Although the information appears impressive, a modern
day comparison by park historians of the number of burials shown on the map in the Rose
Farm area with the reported losses of the regiments that fought there reveals considerable
discrepancies which place the accuracy of the entire map in question. This
link will bring you to an index listing of map titles, scroll down the list to
"Elliot's map of the Battlefield of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania" and click on that
link. Once you have the map on screen you can zoom in and out and scroll around the
map. If you wish to print it, you'll probably want a large format printer. As an
added bonus, if you scroll to the bottom of the list on the first screen and click on
"next" then scroll down that list you'll find several maps of the Gettysburg
Battlefield listed.
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- Friends
of the National Parks at Gettysburg - Battle Map Set
- Dr. Thomas A. Desjardin was the cartographer for the
development and production of this excellent set of four battlefield maps for The Friends
of the National Parks at Gettysburg. The four maps depict: 1 - The
topography of the battlefield as it existed in July of 1863; 2 - Troop
positions as of Early Afternoon July 1, 1863; 3 - Troop Positions as of
Late Afternoon July 2, 1863; 4 - Troop Positions for Day 3 - July 3,
1863. The base map upon which all of the information is depicted was carefully
researched and shows fences, structures, roads, etc. from the 1868-69 survey supervised by
G.K. Warren for the U.S. War Department, plus information from the 1863 E.B. Cope
"Horseback Survey" map as well as from information gathered from a variety of
other historical sources. The maps come folded and measure 25-1/2" X
32-3/4". Follow the link from here to the Friends website then follow the links
on their site to "FNPG Merchandise". These maps could prove to be one of
your best investments toward understanding the Battle and the layout of the field.
- Civil
War Battlefield Maps
- Trailhead Graphics offers maps of various
Civil War battlefields, including Gettysburg, at reasonable prices. There's a
paper version or a waterproof/tearproof version. We recommend the waterproof
version, its more durable and worth the extra cost. Besides indicating and
identifying the location of all of the monuments on the battlefield, the Gettysburg map
shows park boundaries, park roads, historic roads, historic buildings, contour lines, and
wooded cover present and 1863. Well worth the investment.
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