The monument with the eagle on top in the top left of this photograph is to the The 90th Pennsylvania Infantry. Their Ziegler’s Grove monument is located along the “connecting roadway” (shown here) between the Taneytown Road, Hancock Avenue, and the Emmitsburg Road. The right flank marker to the 90th Pennsylvania Infantry’s Ziegler’s Grove monument lays in the foreground.This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Restoring this flank marker to its original location in “Ziegler’s Ravine” is part of the National Park Service’s plan to restore the Ziegler’s Grove area following the deconstruction of the Cyclorama parking lot. You will notice the regrading that’s occurred in this area to restore the dip in the ground (ravine). The Taneytown Road is behind us. The 90th Pennsylvania’s monument can be seen in the left of frame along the connecting roadway.This image was taken facing west at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

National Park Service seasonal maintenance employee Randy Coy is using a shovel to dig a spot for the marker.This image was taken facing north at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

But where was this flank marker before? The 90th Pennsylvania monument is in the center of this photograph (in front of the Cyclorama Building). If you click on this image to enlarge it, you can see a truck along the connecting roadway on the left. The marker was located somewhere within the rocks and trees below the truck. Just out of sight to the left of the truck…This image was taken facing south at approximately 3:45 PM on Thursday, February 23, 2012.

…was a set of steps that would take visitors from the Cyclorama Parking Lot to the Old Visitors Center Parking Lot. We looked through a number of the photographs in our archives and couldn’t locate the 90th Pennsylvania’s right flank marker. If you have a photograph of it, please get in touch. The monuments visible in this photograph on the south side of the roadway (right side of this photograph) will be returned to Ziegler’s Grove soon.This image was taken facing southeast at approximately 3:45 PM on Thursday, February 23, 2012.

It was a difficult marker to find because it was “partially buried” (third item down on this list).This screencap was taken from page 180 of the “Final Disposition of the Gettysburg Cyclorama Building: Environmental Assessment (GETT179110)” (2012 GNMP).

The National Park Service used maps and measured to determine where to place this marker. The ground was soft, so digging the hole for the flank marker didn’t take too long.This image was taken facing north at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

The little orange flag? That’s marking the position of a sapling that was planted by Gettysburg Foundation volunteers.This image was taken facing west at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Randy is measuring to check that the hole is deep enough to accomodate the marker.The Taneytown Road entrance gateway to the National Cemetery is in the left background. This image was taken facing east at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

On the left is seasonal maintenance employee Ryan Neill. Ryan and Randy typically spend their summers waxing and washing monuments, but hey, sometimes you get to set a flank marker.The businesses in the background sit along Steinwehr Avenue/Emmitsburg Road.This image was taken facing northwest at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

The flank marker needs a foundation. The gray stone being placed will provide stability for the monument. For you stone nerds out there, it’s a 2A modified packing stone. This type of stone will harden when it gets wet. You don’t want to set the marker in concrete, because if it is hit by a vehicle and the marker is set in concrete, the marker will break. By not setting it in concrete, it allows the monument to have some give if it’s struck.This image was taken facing westat approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Ryan packs the packing stone.This image was taken facing west at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

It’s time to get this marker in the ground. Randy is smiling…This image was taken facing northwest at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

…as Ryan gets ready to lift the marker.This image was taken facing west at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Ryan and Randy consult about how they want to approach placing the marker.This image was taken facing west at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Guiding the marker towards the hole.The 136th New York Infantry monument is visible along the Taneytown Road in the right background. This image was taken facing north at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Ryan concentrates as he lifts the flank marker into position. The Best Western Hotel is almost completed on Steinwehr Avenue in the right background.This image was taken facing northwest at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Down she goes.This image was taken facing north at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

With the marker set, it’s time to remove the straps. You can probably guess why it was premature of the Foundation’s volunteers to place a tree here. As this sapling grows, its root structure is going to disrupt this flank marker.This image was taken facing north at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Time to fill in the flank marker with dirt. The Hancock Avenue Gate is in the right background.This image was taken facing east at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Ryan and Randy took care to align the marker and make sure the dirt was well-packed around the base.This image was taken facing north at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Ryan throws another shovelful of dirt around the marker.This image was taken facing northwest at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Ryan and Randy worked quickly and efficiently. We took this photo while we were bothering them with questions.This image was taken facing north at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Time to pack down the dirt.This image was taken facing west at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Who needs a rake? Not Randy. The 90th Pennsylvania Infantry monument is in the center background with the eagle on top. For the first time in quite a while, its right flank marker is visible.This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

Looking good.This image was taken facing north at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

The 90th Pennsylvania Infantry’s right flank marker in Ziegler’s Grove. The Hancock Avenue Gate is above the white truck in the background.This image was taken facing east at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.

There are a few other markers and monuments that will be making their return to this area that we’ll be showing you soon.This image was taken facing southwest at approximately 1:15 PM on Tuesday, April 18, 2017.