A lonely Confederate supply wagon traverses the back roads of York County, Pennsylvania, during the Gettysburg Campaign. From a 15mm Civil War diorama created by Scott Mingus. This county was criss-crosssed by foragers from three separate Confederate operations in June 1863 — Albert Jenkins’ cavalry in northwestern York on June 26-28, then Jubal Early’s powerful division in central York County on June 27-30, and finally, on June 30-July1, by J.E.B. Stuart’s cavalry en route to Carlisle in the western, central and northwestern parts of the county.

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Union infantry marches through Hanover, Pennsylvania, en route to Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. The V Corps was warmly greeted by the populace, which the day before had experienced the Battle of Hanover fought in the town’s main streets.

Union columns deploy for action in this wargame fought in my gaming room in my house in a subdevelopment located on an old Civil War-era farm near York, Pennsylvania.

The old farm where I live was visited by Confederate cavalry during the Gettysburg Campaign, who were seeking fresh horses to replace their played-out mounts they had brought from Virginia.

All the files and graphics have now been sent to the printer, and this is in the queue. I expect proof copies in the next few weeks, with printing to follow in December / January. We expect a nationwide launch late in Q1 or early Q2 ‘09. I will have first edition, autographed books for sale personally before then.

Photograph from the Gettysburg Daily. To read the complete post of this Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide, please follow this link.

The old Gettysburg Railroad depot on Carlisle Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was restored a few years ago and now is a free museum and visitors center open to the public. Inside are several dsiplay cases with artifacts and interpretive markers, as well as a couple very nicely done models / dioramas of what the train station looked like in 1863. The diorama shown above is the centerpiece. The open area to the left of the station was filled with temporary hospital tents from July 7 through July 22 as a minimum of two trains of patients left each day  (9 a.m. and 4 p.m.) for Hanover Junction and then to Baltimore, New York City, Harrisburg, or here to my hometown, York, Pennsylvania.

Here is a modern view of the restored Gettysburg train station, which in 1863 was the western terminus of the Gettysburg Railroad. Photo courtesy of the Gettysburg Convention and Tourism Center.

For a contempory description of the temporary aid station at the train deport in July 1863, see my post on my Cannonball blog. A volunteer worker posted a very good account of her environs in an old 1863 newspaper article.

In the next few weeks, I will be posting some photos of other Gettysburg-area dioramas, including an old classic diorama that used to grade the Charlie Weaver Museum. It’s now in a relics shop.

Another very nice looking Civil War miniature wargame in progress!

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