Civil-War > Dan Weemhoff (dwhike)  > History > Gettysburg National Military Park, PA (11-22-06)
A quick half-day tour of the battlefield I took near Thanksgiving. I can't really describe the feelings I had as I wandered over this sacred ground. The pictures are in chronological order according to the events of the battle. At the end are a few pics of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, established after the battle, and the site of the famous address by President Lincoln...
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Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Culps Hill - Cannon
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Day 1 - Lutheran Seminary - As the battle began, the Lutheran Seminary was used as an observation point for the Union. As the tide of battle turned on the first day it eventually fell in to the hands of the Confederates who used it for the same purpose.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Day 1 - Lutheran Seminary - As the battle began, the Lutheran Seminary was used as an observation point for the Union. As the tide of battle turned on the first day it eventually fell in to the hands of the Confederates who used it for the same purpose.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Day 1 - 10:40am - McPherson Ridge - Looking back to the Lutheran Seminary from McPherson Ridge, the scene of brutal fighting on the first day.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Day 1 - 10:50am - Reynolds Woods - The monument stands where Gen. John Reynolds was killed on the first day. McPherson Ridge.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Day 1 - Midday - Oak Ridge - Union Troops fought hard against Hills troops here on the first day.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Day 1 - Afternoon - Railroad Cut - Over 1,000 Confederates surrendered here after a bloody struggle. Just recently the remains of a confederate soldier were discovered here and he was buried with full military honors at the National Cemetery.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Day 2 - Midday - Pitzer Woods - After moving his troops off the relative safety of Cemetery Ridge, Sickles troops soon ran into a sizeable rebel force here at Pitzer Woods.
Dan Weemhoff (dwhike) > Day 2 - 3:00pm - Warfield Ridge
Culps Hill - Cannon
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Culps Hill - Cannon
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