High Water Mark of the Rebellion monument, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1935

Subjects: Civil War Monuments & Memorials
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1915 (White Border)

Back of High Water Mark of the Rebellion monument, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1935, Mr. and Mrs. A. Phelps, NY, USA, c. 1915 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A tall granite obelisk stands on the field at Gettysburg, with a Civil War field cannon and its limber in the foreground and floral beds along the monument's base. The monument, dedicated in 1892, marks the approximate point of the farthest Confederate advance during Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863, the climax of the Battle of Gettysburg. The surrounding ground is now part of Gettysburg National Military Park.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

I am having a fine time so far. Went through the Capital building at Harrisburg yesterday and around the Gettysburg battlefield this morning. I hope you like the card. Aunt Gladney

PublisherDavid Blocher

HIGH WATER MARK OF THE REBELLION, GETTYSBURG, PA. --- HIGH-WATER MARK MONUMENT. This unique and artistic memorial was designed by the late Colonel Bachelder and erected by the Memorial Association. Speaking of the significance of its title, Colonel Bachelder said: "It was here that one of the most gallant charges recorded in history terminated, here that the tide of success of the Confederacy turned." From this point the defeated troops fell back and never again made a successful stand. This was indeed the High-Water Mark of the Rebellion. PUB. BY DAVID BLOCHER, GETTYSBURG, PA. TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS 129676 POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY

PostmarkedPA

Addressed to

Mr. and Mrs. A. Phelps

Morris, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked	PA
Publisher	David Blocher
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mr. and Mrs. A. Phelps, Morris, NY
Publisher	David Blocher, Gettysburg, PA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
Notes	White border; visible linen-texture screen in the sky and grass. Postmark: [illegible] PA. Divided-back white-border card with Tichnor Quality Views imprint; light soiling and edge wear, faint pencil message.

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High Water Mark of the Rebellion monument, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/high-water-mark-of-the-rebellion-monument-gettysburg-pennsyl. Accessed October 24, 2026.