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| Marker where General Lewis Armistead fell near Cushing's Battery on July the 3rd |
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| McPhearson's Ridge where the 1st days battle took place. Confederate troops under General Heth made their way into Gettysburg via the road on the right of the barn. |
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| Me and my little girl in December 2000 at the PeaceLight Memorial located on Oak Hill. Dedicated in 1938 by President Roosevelt at the 75th anniversay attended by more than 1800 Civil War Veterans. |
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| The Pennsylvania Memorial, honoring the 34,530 Pennsylvanians who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg. Their names are listed around the base of the monument. |
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| At the gravesite of Jennie Wade who was killed at 8:30 in the morning on July 3rd while making bread for Union Soldiers. She was the only civilian casuality. |
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| Here, standing on Cemetary Ridge where Union troops were positioned, I had just finished a 3/4 mile walk across the field where Confederate Troops made what would become known as "Picketts Charge" on July the 3rd. This is considered by many to be the most sacred part of the battlefield and the High Water Mark of the Confederacy. I admit, I did get tears in my eyes while walking across. |
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| View of the Wheatfield where Confederates assualted Union troops pushing them from the field, over Devils Den, and then attacking Little Round Top on July the 2nd. They would advance no further as Union Troops on Little Round Top fought with steadfast courage saving the Union flank. |
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| Statue of General G.K. Warren located on Little Round Top overlooking Devils Den. |
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| Alabama Memorial remembering those who gave the last full measure at Gettysburg. |
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| At the Irish Brigade Monument. One of my favorites. |
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| View of the western side of the McClellan house, where 20 year old Jennie Wade was killed. Now known as the Jennie Wade Museum. |
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| View of Little Round Top then........ |
| And Now. |
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