Gettysburg Battlefield Map

The Battle of Gettysburg is best understood on the ground. The battlefield’s ridges, hills, roads, farms, fields, and stone walls shaped what commanders could do and what soldiers experienced.

Use this map to explore key locations connected to the three days of fighting. Each location includes historical context, visitor notes, and links to deeper battlefield guides.

This map is intended as an educational guide, not an official navigation tool. Visitors should confirm current road access, closures, parking rules, walking conditions, and official visitor guidance before traveling.

Detailed map of the Battle of Gettysburg 1863 showing key battlefield locations

Source: World Digital Library / Library of Congress

McPherson's Woods, Gettysburg battlefield, 1863 – Library of Congress photograph showing the site of early July 1 fighting near the Chambersburg Pike

McPherson Ridge:

Important ground in the opening phase of the battle on July 1, where Union forces delayed Confederate advances west of Gettysburg.

Image Source: Civil War Glass Negatives / Mathew Brady, Library of Congress

Three Confederate prisoners on Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg – Mathew Brady photograph, July 1863, Library of Congress

Seminary Ridge:

A major ridge west of town associated with July 1 fighting and later Confederate positions during the battle.

Image Source: Mathew Brady / Library of Congress Flickr Commons

Cemetery Hill:

A key Union position south of Gettysburg that helped anchor the defensive line after the first day.

Image Source: Library of Congress, LCCN2014646001

Federal breastworks on Culp's Hill, Gettysburg – Library of Congress photograph showing Union defensive fortifications, July 1863

Culp’s Hill:

A critical part of the Union right, with important fighting on July 2 and July 3.

Image Source: Library of Congress Civil War Photographs

View of Gettysburg from Cemetery Ridge, 1863 – albumen photograph by Timothy O'Sullivan and Alexander Gardner, Library of Congress

Cemetery Ridge:

The center of the Union defensive line and the target of the Confederate assault on July 3.

Image Source: T.H. O’Sullivan / A. Gardner, Library of Congress, LCCN2006685383

Little Round Top, Gettysburg battlefield – Library of Congress photograph, July 1863, showing the rocky hilltop that anchored the Union left flank

Little Round Top:

A famous hill on the Union left, associated with intense fighting on July 2.

Image Source: Library of Congress Civil War Photographs

Dead Confederate soldiers at Devil's Den, Gettysburg, July 1863 – Library of Congress photograph by Mathew Brady

Devil’s Den

A rocky battlefield landmark associated with fierce fighting on July 2.

Image Source: Library of Congress Civil War Photographs

Body of a soldier killed by shell explosion in the Wheat Field, Gettysburg, 1863 – Library of Congress photograph

The Wheatfield:

A heavily contested area on July 2, remembered for repeated attacks and counterattacks.

Image Source: Library of Congress Civil War Glass Negatives

Battle of Gettysburg engagement at the Peach Orchard – stereoview photograph, Library of Congress, c.1900

Peach Orchard:

An exposed position tied to major fighting on the Union left-center on July 2.

Image Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs, LCCN96519692

High Water Mark monument at the Angle, Gettysburg battlefield – marking the farthest point of Pickett's Charge, July 3, 1863

The Angle:

A location on Cemetery Ridge associated with the climax of Pickett’s Charge on July 3.

Image Source: Gary Lee Todd / Wikimedia Commons

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Use the one-day Gettysburg itinerary to connect the map to a practical visit.

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