Hi there! Took a short vacation over this past weekend; went to Gettysburg. Very humbling and awe-inspiring; there are something like 1,300 monuments scattered over the site to commemorate this regiment or that division who fought on that spot. There was far too much to see for one trip; we’re already making plans to return. Here’s a photo or two:
View of the southern end of the battlefield from Little Round Top. That pile of rock on the left is called Devil’s Den, where a lot of brutal fighting took place on day 2. And that white rectangle on the right is a full-size tour bus, just to give you an idea of scale.
Monument to Gen. George Meade, who led the Union troops this battle. Apparently his troops referred to him as “that damned goggle-eyed snapping turtle”.
Cast bronze monument to North Carolina troops.
And on a lighter note, one of the barn kitties that lived at the B&B we stayed at. She purred a lot!
Over all, a great trip, highly recommended. Happy Monday!
The cutie! She steals the blog post, she’s so cute!
I like Gettysburg. It’s one of those cemeteries/sites I can feel the dead, though. Kinda freaky.