These maps were selected and the narrative written with emphasis on our families North and South connections

Chancellorsville – May 2, 1863 Battlefield Map (429kb) – (Click this link or the thumbnail image to view the map in full size)
Map shows the position of infantry at about 4:00 PM just before the 153^rd was attacked by Jackson’s Tiger Brigade. On the map you will see two shaded ovals. The one on the left represents the approximate location of the 153^rd Pennsylvania, which was part of Howard’s 11^th Corp. The shaded oval on the right indicates the position of the 10^th Alabama, which was part of the Wilcox Brigade. The 153^rd PA and the 10^th AL are about 7 miles apart and never met head to head at Chancellorsville. The 11^th Corp made up of about a thousand men including the 153^rd PA, untested in battle, would soon face off against 30,000 of Jackson’s battle hardened Tiger Brigade. General’s Howard and Hooker saw the confederate movement on their right flank but thought it a retreat. As a precaution Howard moved two regiments (153^rd PA and 54^th NY) to the right flank. It would prove to be a fatal miscalculation. The confederate movement was Jackson’s Tiger Brigade in route to out flank the 11^th Corp. Our ancestors in the 153^rd never saw it coming. With a “rebel yell”, Jackson’s Tigers burst out of the woods and began a rout of the 153^rd PA and 54^th NY. The 153^rd was forced to retreat or face certain annihilation or capture.  The 10^th AL would skirmish with Sedwick’s Corp and force them to retreat. Among our ancestors killed in action this day were:            Jacob Unangst – Corporal, Peter F. Kunsman – Private, both members of the 153^rd.

 

Gettysburg – July 2, 1863 Battlefield Map (108kb)– (Click this link or the thumbnail image to view the map in full size)
Map shows the position of the 153^rd Pennsylvania and the 10^th Alabama on July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg. Their positions are magnified inside the hi-lighted ovals. The town of Gettysburg is about a ½ mile north west of the 153^rd Pennsylvania’s position. This is the closest our Confederate and Union ancestors came to going head to head. Each square on the map is one square mile. The men of the 153^rd along with other regiments that made up the 11^th Corp were victorious in defending Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg. General Lee would order the retreat of Confederate troops including the 10^th Alabama. This marked the beginning of the end of the rebellion.

 

 

Gettysburg – July 2, 1863 Battlefield Map (2.66Mb)- (Click this link or the thumbnail image to view the map in full size)

This is a high-res scan of an original Gettysburg Battlefield map. It shows about 25 square miles of the greater Gettysburg vicinity. It’s an absolute gem if you are researching the Gettysburg Battlefield. It shows the Regiment and Brigade names. It illustrates all regimental positions and indicates positions at different times of the day.

 

 

 

 

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