Gettysburg Battlefield

Before Thanksgiving I went to pick up my son from school. Since I had some time to kill before his last class ended, I went out to the battle field and took some pictures...

Looking towards the Devil's Den from Little Round Top

"The Angle" on Cemetery Ridge

The view from the battle line of the 20th Maine towards the Cofederate line of advance

20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Monument

This is a wonderful memorial. It can be just the beginning of a long, extraordinary and historically meaningful thread. A recounting of a historically glorious and painful segment of US history

Mickey

Before Thanksgiving I went to pick up my son from school. Since I had some time to kill before his last class ended, I went out to the battle field and took some pictures...

Very nice photos.

My wife and I visited there and had a lovely an informative time.

There is a surreal atmosphere. Even if you know nothing of the history you can tell "something" happened there.
My wife and I both had this feeling. It was neither scary nor creepy just somber. The feeling made you feel respectful.

The feeling is what I remember most about our day there.

That and a plaque describing how a sniper with a muzzle loader and brass site tube killed a Union officer whilst the officer shaved.

Phil