I'm not a great photographer by any stretch of the imagination, but I took a trip to Gettysburg this month and was so moved that I had to post some pictures. I have been wanting to go to Gettysburg for years. It was so much more awe inspiring then I ever expected.
Monument in the National Cemetery, site of Lincoln's famous speech:
On Seminary Ridge with guns facing east toward the Union line at Cemetery Ridge.
I'm a Union boy, and even though I don't agree with the Confederate Cause, something like this does cause me to admire their courage.
This picture is taken from the staging point of Pickett's division and is the starting point for his part of the ill fated charge that bears his name. Almost directly down the middle of this field is the Angle, the ultimate destination for the charge. I walked this section and let me tell you, it's a pretty long walk. I can't even imagine what it must have taken to make that walk while taking heavy fire from the Union lines.
Picture of me standing on top of a boulder in Devil's Den and facing toward Little Round top. That monument on the right side of the pic is to the New York division that was on the hill.
The Irish Brigade Monument not far from Devil's Den.
No trip to Gettysburg could be complete without a picture of the 20th Maine Monument.
This picture is taken from the Union line on Cemetery Ridge looking out towards the infamous Bloody Angle.
This picture is taken from the Angle again, but the two paths beyond the stone wall shows the path of Pickett's division, the left path, and Isaac Trimble's Division, the right path. I just thought it was neat how they showed you where each Division was.
Monument in the National Cemetery, site of Lincoln's famous speech:
On Seminary Ridge with guns facing east toward the Union line at Cemetery Ridge.
I'm a Union boy, and even though I don't agree with the Confederate Cause, something like this does cause me to admire their courage.
This picture is taken from the staging point of Pickett's division and is the starting point for his part of the ill fated charge that bears his name. Almost directly down the middle of this field is the Angle, the ultimate destination for the charge. I walked this section and let me tell you, it's a pretty long walk. I can't even imagine what it must have taken to make that walk while taking heavy fire from the Union lines.
Picture of me standing on top of a boulder in Devil's Den and facing toward Little Round top. That monument on the right side of the pic is to the New York division that was on the hill.
The Irish Brigade Monument not far from Devil's Den.
No trip to Gettysburg could be complete without a picture of the 20th Maine Monument.
This picture is taken from the Union line on Cemetery Ridge looking out towards the infamous Bloody Angle.
This picture is taken from the Angle again, but the two paths beyond the stone wall shows the path of Pickett's division, the left path, and Isaac Trimble's Division, the right path. I just thought it was neat how they showed you where each Division was.
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I was at Gettysburg last year and it was truly a great day. Great pics. Thanks for sharing.
