To ward off the winter doldrums, John and I started planning an annual local getaway. Staying local tends to help keep things more low-key and a little less stressful. Last year we visited Jacobsburg State Park near Bethlehem PA. This year, we chose Gettysburg PA as I have always wanted to visit. A friend of ours, Gerry, who is a Civil War history buff met us out there to give us a personal and incredibly in-depth tour of the battlefields. It was an amazing yet sobering experience to walk the grounds where so many thousands of men lost their lives.
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Codori farm from Wheatfield road |
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Lutheran Seminary steeple….where General Buford watched the opening battle unfold. |
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Devils Den from Little Round Top–the view of General warren just before the rebels attacked |
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looking down the barrel of a Napoleon 12-pounder cannon
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sunshine and shadows in the cold morning air |
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Moses McClean farm, Peace memorial in background |
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‘Bloody Railroad Cut’ where Davis’ Mississippi Brigade was trapped and slaughtered |
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this tree, called a Witness Tree, was here during the war! |
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John and me, taken by Gerry |
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Joseph Weikert farm, Wheatfield road in ‘the valley of death’….field hospital during and after the battle |
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Virginia monument |
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view of Eisenhower Farm from from the tower (where president Eisenhower grew up) |
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thanks, Gerry, for loaning me your coat and – oh yeah – the most amazing tour EVER! |
Thanks Annie, Awesome photo's….and friends!
Gerry