Had a great time at Gettysburg last Saturday. We beat the summer traffic and had time to thoroughly enjoy the auto tour. It was fantastic with historical cliff notes and good stories about all the battles. The weather was a bit overcast, but the sun came out later in the afternoon. Did you know that the Gettysburg National Park is actually 25 square miles and sits all around the town of Gettysburg. You can step right on the battle fields and definitely get an erie feeling being in an area with such historical significance. Over three days, 51,000 soldiers from the Union and Confederacy lost their lives. Many years later some of those same soldiers came back and actually shook hands. What a strange feeling that must have been.
There were more monuments than a person could even take pictures of...
Looking out from Little Round Top. The area below is called "The Valley of Death"
Lily was actually very good the entire time... not sure why exactly???
Old Farm that President Eisenhower purchased at a later date and lived with his wife... It is the only home they actually owned.
Canon that can shoot 1-2 miles. However, over 90% of all casualties were from close range (guns, bayonnets, etc.) not from canons
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