TIPTON GETTYSBURG PHOTO – 141st PENNSYLVANIA, PEACH ORCHARD

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William Henry Tipton (1850–1929) was born in Gettysburg, and began apprenticing to photographer brothers Isaac and Charles Tyson at the age of twelve. Although the Tysons closed shop during the Battle of Gettysburg, “According to Tipton’s obituary, Tipton assisted Mathew Brady, the famous Civil War Photographer, in photographing scenes of the battlefield in the days following” (“William Tipton”). In 1866 Tipton and a partner, Robert Myers, purchased the Tyson studio, and in 1880 Tipton went into business on his own, as the W. H. Tipton Company. He photographed views of the battlefield, war monuments, and the surrounding town, and made portraits of tourists and veterans. He also served on the Gettysburg town council and was active in the Republican Party, serving a term as a state representative. He championed several controversial efforts to promote Gettysburg tourism and commercialize memorialization of the battlefield.

Featured in this photo is the monument to the 141st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which sits on the edge of the famed Peach Orchard. The 141st suffered the largest proportionate loss of all infantry units in the 3rd Corps to occupy Sickles’ designated position in advance of the main Union line.  The text on the front of the monument is sharp in the photograph and an early wood and wire fence is shown bordering the Peach Orchard’s well-known trees. The photo measures 9.75” x 7.75” and shows only minor corner wear.  A small tear at the bottom left edge measures .5” but does not detract much from the overall presentation of the photo.

Tipton’s photographic collection – including early prints such as this – helped to shape popular memory of the battle and are an important but rare record of the Gettysburg battlefield’s evolving place in history.  This print is part of a singular private collection and archive acquired by the Horse Soldier and would make quite the unique and important addition to any Civil War or Gettysburg-centric collection.  [cm][ph:L]

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