Little round Top question (2 Viewers)

BlakeWR85 said:
Rob, we're all glad to help you out my friend, keep shooting your questions our way :) Scott was right, the info is out there, but you can get it a lot quicker by asking! I'm emailing you the link to my 'saved placemarks' on google earth later tonight, hope they help.

For the 20th Maine numbers: according to Regt. Strengths and Losses at Gettysburg by Busey and Martin........386 (28 officers/358 soldiers) engaged strengh, 125 total losses (29 killed, 91 wounded, 5 missing/captured)= 32.4% loss.

Let me know later, I can get you the confederate regiments, and even the other LRT regiments strengths.....
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Wow Blake that would be very kind of you and I'm very grateful. Great to see the 20th Maine numbers and if you could do the others that would be much appreciated, but please don't go to too much trouble.

Again, a huge thank you to all you guys on here and the Guide book thread.

Rob
 
Hi Rob , I am a fairly new convert to the ACW . I have been following the thread and thought I would contribute a few recent pictures I took at Gettysburg(LRT) on April 1,2011 .

I live in New Brunswick which is adjacent to Maine (to the northeast)and hence my interest in the 20th Maine .

This a picture of the path to the 20th Maine Monument which is off the road and easy to miss.

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Maine Monument

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Marker for the extreme left of the 20th Maine and the entire Union line

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Hi Partner,

Wow these are superb shots, thanks very much for posting them, they are great shots and really give you an idea of the terrain the 20th Maine fought in.

Thanks again

Rob
 
Ok guys, this is going to really test your patience with me:wink2:...but does anyone by any chance know what trees they are in Partners LRT pics? Am only asking from a diorama point of view, not just to be annoying!^&grin:wink2:

Rob
 
Rob said:
Ok guys, this is going to really test your patience with me:wink2:...but does anyone by any chance know what trees they are in Partners LRT pics? Am only asking from a diorama point of view, not just to be annoying!^&grin:wink2:

Rob
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"The Larch". ^&grin Actually, I can't tell a palm tree from an oak. :rolleyes2::wink2: -- Al
 
In military terms, Rob, they are "bushy top trees" Trooper
 
I'll bet that there are Nation Park Rangers at G'burg that could tell you. You KNOW that there are "buffs" out there that would dismiss your whole diorama for incorrect trees and how they should look during a Pennsylvania July. WINK!:wink2:
 
Scott said:
I'll bet that there are Nation Park Rangers at G'burg that could tell you. You KNOW that there are "buffs" out there that would dismiss your whole diorama for incorrect trees and how they should look during a Pennsylvania July. WINK!:wink2:
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We think alike! I emailed them yesterday!^&grin

On the park website there is a list of trees within the Battlefield area, but I wanted to know exactly which ones they are on LRT, I may not be able to replicate them of course but if I can I'd like to.

Rob
 
My wife was an NPS Ranger at Gettysburg back in the 1980s and I met her when she worked in Boston. Through her and a good friend who was a Ranger at Battle Road I met a few Rangers with that kind of arcane knowledge. They LOVE to be asked.
 
Rob said:
We think alike! I emailed them yesterday!^&grin

On the park website there is a list of trees within the Battlefield area, but I wanted to know exactly which ones they are on LRT, I may not be able to replicate them of course but if I can I'd like to.

Rob
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Have found one reference to "pink rosebud and white dogwood trees" on Little Round Top, whatever they are. Not a breed that I am familiar with. Trooper
 
I can't tell what trees are which without the leaves on, but there are a bunch of oak leaves on the ground in the first picture with the left flank marker. The pink rosebud refered to is probably the Eastern Redbud (Cercis Canadensis) which has various regional names, like the Judas Tree. There is a simular tree in Europe. It has pink bud like flowers and it is in bloom right now, along with the Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida) which has white flowers. Both are native to Pennsylvania. I can't tell from the photos what the evergreen trees are, they are probably white pine but---Monty Python references aside, are not the larch; which drop their needles in the winter.
 
trooper said:
Have found one reference to "pink rosebud and white dogwood trees" on Little Round Top, whatever they are. Not a breed that I am familiar with. Trooper
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Nooooo9 said:
I can't tell what trees are which without the leaves on, but there are a bunch of oak leaves on the ground in the first picture with the left flank marker. The pink rosebud refered to is probably the Eastern Redbud (Cercis Canadensis) which has various regional names, like the Judas Tree. There is a simular tree in Europe. It has pink bud like flowers and it is in bloom right now, along with the Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida) which has white flowers. Both are native to Pennsylvania. I can't tell from the photos what the evergreen trees are, they are probably white pine but---Monty Python references aside, are not the larch; which drop their needles in the winter.
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Thanks guys, very helpful of you both

Rob
 
Nooooo9 said:
I can't tell what trees are which without the leaves on, but there are a bunch of oak leaves on the ground in the first picture with the left flank marker. The pink rosebud refered to is probably the Eastern Redbud (Cercis Canadensis) which has various regional names, like the Judas Tree. There is a simular tree in Europe. It has pink bud like flowers and it is in bloom right now, along with the Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida) which has white flowers. Both are native to Pennsylvania. I can't tell from the photos what the evergreen trees are, they are probably white pine but---Monty Python references aside, are not the larch; which drop their needles in the winter.
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Not "The Larch"? Drat.^&grin^&grin^&grin -- Al
 
Rob, recommend you obtain "Stand Firm ye Boys From Maine" by Thomas Desjardin, obtainable through Amazon uk. It goes into amazing detail about the battle which will give you plenty of ideas for dioramas and the appendices list every man in the 20th who was present at the battle giving not only their name, rank and company but also their residence, age, marital status, height and occupation and whether they were killed, wounded or captured where appropriate. Casualty lists are also given for the 15th and 47th Alabama. Not expensive, my copy was £12.99, and it will give you a very good idea of how the battle progressed. Trooper
 
trooper said:
Rob, recommend you obtain "Stand Firm ye Boys From Maine" by Thomas Desjardin, obtainable through Amazon uk. It goes into amazing detail about the battle which will give you plenty of ideas for dioramas and the appendices list every man in the 20th who was present at the battle giving not only their name, rank and company but also their residence, age, marital status, height and occupation and whether they were killed, wounded or captured where appropriate. Casualty lists are also given for the 15th and 47th Alabama. Not expensive, my copy was £12.99, and it will give you a very good idea of how the battle progressed. Trooper
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Hey thanks Alan, I will check that out forthwith!

Rob
 
Just this morning I've received fro the Gettysburg national park info that describes pretty much every tree that grows there, at least I will have some idea now when I finally get started.

Rob
 
Rob said:
Just this morning I've received fro the Gettysburg national park info that describes pretty much every tree that grows there, at least I will have some idea now when I finally get started.

Rob
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I told you the NPS has folks that love this stuff but did they say grows there now or grew there then? I'm right at Little Round Top in Shelby Foote's Trilogy. He wrote that LRT had been lumbered the previous fall. Foote's work was written back in the 1950s so more info is probably available.
 
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