TIPTON GETTYSBURG PHOTO – 1st US SHARPSHOOTERS, COMPANY F. MONUMENT, PITZER’S WOODS

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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.

On the morning of July 2nd, a small US reconnaissance movement comprised of famed Berdan Sharpshooters and elements of the 3rd Maine, struck out across open terrain in their front and moved into the opposing tree line. As they quietly probed north through the woods, they encountered lead elements of Confederate forces shifting their main line to the south.  After a sharp firefight, the group fell back and reported the presence of the enemy to General Sickles – influencing his fateful decisions later in the day. Each company was from different states and this monument was erected to honor Company F of the 1st USSS, which hailed from Vermont. Pitzer’s Woods appear thinner in this view, with the fields beyond more evident than they are today from the same vantage. The monument is featured at center, with the canopy of the woods surrounding. The photo is in good condition with only minor corner wear, but corners and edges remain sharp. The reverse is blank with only a few very small areas of surface dirt smudging.  There is no embossment. The overall measurements are 8” x 10”.

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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