Gettysburg was pretty cool. This is one of the valley's that they fought on. We borrowed a dramatization of the battle from Tina. I'm glad we had it, it made it easier to imagine what had happened there.
There were statues and monuments everywhere at Gettysburg. So many tributes to all the soldiers, both Union and Confederate.
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| :) Hope looks like this a lot :) |
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| little tower we climbed |
We ended the tour at the cemetery where Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. We were following the signs around when the man in the picture below started telling us that the signs were wrong and that we needed to go to one plaque just a little further down the path. That plaque let us know that where the address was actually given was not where the big statue was but was out in the cemetery in between the flag and the little building out further. So I took pictures of the round about area. The man was full of information and pretty much was our very own personal tour guide. He is a retired Judge. Interesting huh.
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| Statue placed where they say the address was given. This is not the right spot. |
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| Address was given left of the tree. According to our guide :) |
This tree is one of the few trees that were here when the Gettysburg battle happened. I thought that was kind of cool. We had a good day and enjoyed hiking all over. If you ever go, definitely do the Auto tour. It covers the whole three days. It is so surprising to know that more Americans died in the Civil War than in World War I and II combined. Brothers against Brothers. So much to think about. So much I need to keep reading about.
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I'm trying to think of the book I read!!!!! . . . . . Glad you enjoyed the audio auto tour!
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