Gettysburg

10/3 Today we drove to Gettysburg, PA. You could spend all day here seeing the movie, the displays, etc. The tour was most impressive. We went to the battle sites of each of the three days of the war here. They have kept the grounds as original as possible so that you can actually feel as if you were there. The tour guide was incredible, with so much information about each battleground.  The pictures below are from each of the battlegrounds

The third battleground had the Union Army on this ridge looking down at the Confederate Army.

This train station is where Lincoln came in to before he gave his Gettysburg address and the next picture is of the hotel where he wrote his speech.

Here is a site where you can read about each day's battles if interested:

http://www.gettysbg.com/battle.shtml

I guess we both forgot our American History because we did not remember how decisive this battle was and that it was here that the Union Army turned the Civil War around for the North.  Anyway, it was a fantastic day (re)learning about the battles here at Gettysburg.  I was so impressed that I bought a book that explains it in great detail.

There was alot to see and do here in the area - we hated to leave but we wanted to start our journey thru VA.