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This three-volume set contains New York at Gettysburg by William F. Fox and includes regimental histories of the numerous New York State regiments that fought at Gettysburg. The report also includes the dedication of the monuments erected in honor of the New York regiments at Gettysburg and the location, dimension, construction and cost of each of the New York monuments at Gettysburg.
"View from Little Round Top (looking southwest).
The distance: fields, in the centre, are the ones traversed by Hood's (Confederate) Division in its opening attack on the second day. The Devil's Den may be seen, across the valley, on the right."
(Click on photo to see larger version. This map is from Volume 1, Virtual Part 1, page 62.)
Chapter 446, Laws of 1886, provided "An Act to provide for designating the positions and movements of the troops of the State of New York on the battlefield of Gettysburg."
Commissioners were appointed to "determine the positions and movements, at the battle of Gettysburg, of the several military organizations of this State that took part in that battle, and to do such other acts relating thereto as may be hereafter required."
"Said commissioners shall determine such positions and movements by means of such records, reports, maps and surveys as may be had, and by such other aids and means as they may judge necessary therefor; and they shall report their proceedings to the legislature at its next sessions, with such recommendations as they shall judge proper to secure the permanent marking of the movements and positions of such troops."
The report also includes color maps of the battle and orations at the dedication of the New York monuments.
"The Devil's Den
Position carried by Robertson's and Benning's (Confederate) Brigates in the battle of the second day."
(Click on photo to see larger version. This map is from Volume 1, Virtual Part 1, page 49.)
This document has been scanned from the printed volumes. It is available in the Library's Digital Collections in PDF format in multiple "virtual parts" (VP) per volume. The color maps (available in pockets in the printed volumes) are stored digitally with the volume that contains them and labeled Map 1, Map 2, etc.
Many other scanned historical documents are available online from the New York State Library.
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| December 2006: How does the traffic look for for your drive along the roads in New York State? Are there any winter travel advisories or lane closures? Check your route at the the New York State Transportation Federation's TravelInfoNY.com Web site. | |
| November 2006: The Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) is a popular Federal education Web site offering access to many learning resources. Learn about chemicals around your house, try a jigsaw puzzle from the Library of Congress's photo collection, report an earthquake, or design a virtual mobile, or explore one of the many other resources at FREE. | |
| October 2006: New York State Historical Maps from SUNY Stony Brook - View an online collection of scanned maps of parts of New York State dating from the 16th through the 19th century. | |
| September 2006: WorldCat.org uses the Open WorldCat program to allow users to search for books, music, and videos among 1.3 billion items in 18,000 library catalogs worldwide, find articles and digital items (like audiobooks) that can be directly viewed or downloaded, and see "Ask a Librarian" and other information about a library. | |
| August 2006: FDA Consumer, the official magazine of the Food and Drug Administration, is searchable from 1989 through the current issue. "FDA Consumer offers you a wealth of new and in-depth information on how to get healthy and stay healthy. It also reports on current FDA activities to ensure that the products the agency regulates--food, human and animal drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, radiation-emitting products, biologics--are fit to use." | |
| June 2006: Biomed Central publishes over 150 open access journals covering all areas of biology and medicine. "BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. | |
| May 2006: American Memory Timeline, from the Library of Congress, is a teacher and student resource. Part of The Learning Page, it provides primary sources for nine time periods of United States history, covering 1783-1968. | |
| April 2006: HomeworkNYC.org is a homework help resource produced by the New York Public Library with the assistance of the Brooklyn Public and Queens Public Libraries. Find online articles, browse study guides, use calculators and math textbooks. | |
| March 2006: March is Women's History Month. The year 1998 marked the 150th anniversary of the first Women's Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York. To commemorate the anniversary, the National Park Service developed the National Register of Historic Places travel itinerary, Places Where Women Made History. | |
| February 2006: How can you find information on the thousands of pages that comprise New York State Web sites? The best place to start is on the New York State home page at www.ny.gov (or www.state.ny.us). | |
| January 2006: How can you find out how many federal government dollars went to your county, or your state? The Federal Assistance Award Data System (FAADS) can show you reports, by quarter, since 1996, on government grants and assistance programs for individuals, organizations, and state and local governments. |
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