Fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg marked a turning point in America’s Civil War. Fought in a small market town in Pennsylvania, the battle involved about 164,000 men, and was the bloodiest of the war with over 51,000 casualties.
Marking next week’s sesquicentennial of the battle, a new Battle of Gettysburg Story Map has just been published. The story map represents a collaborative effort with Smithsonian, Anne Kelly Knowles of Middlebury College, Alex Tait of International Mapping, and Esri’s story maps team. It offers a new way to explore the Battle, and provides insights as to how elevation and visibility played an important role in its strategy and outcome.
The story map can be viewed on Smithsonian’s website and can also be opened as a standalone story map application. You can explore other story maps at Esri’s Storytelling with Maps website.
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