More History-Gettysburg

Gettysburg Pennsylvania resembles Vicksburg Mississippi in many ways having been the site of another major battle during the American Civil War.  The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July  1 - 3, 1863, by Union and Confederate forces.  This battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.  Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee's attempt to invade the North. (Wikipedia)

 

I could share more photos of battle fields as we see them today, battle line fences, and canons ...

If you were to go on line and request 'images' of the Battle at Gettysburg the results would show you the battle scenes filled with those who lost their lives over the three days in July of 1863, as do the photos below which were taken in the National Park Headquarters Welcome Center in Gettysburg.

 

 

 

But today there is a unique collection of .. well, to quote a plaque in the park, "To insure that succeeding generations would remember and understand what happened at Gettysburg, veterans of the battle, federal and state governments, and interested organizations erected more than 1,300 monuments, memorials, and markers on the battlefield.  Gettysburg monuments are noted for their elegant bronze and stone sculpture, and for their unique and varied designs."

There is actually a design guide for those who were placing monuments and sculptures. 

 I am not going to show you 1,300 images here but I thought you might like to see some of the more unique monuments and memorials that have been placed in the park.   

 

 

 

 

 

 These 4 designs were creatively placed on what appears to be a dead tree trunk.

 

 You can see monuments for miles!

 

 

 



 The eight gentlemen below were each placed in a side corner of the Pennsylvania monument.

 

 

 So many monuments, so many markers, so many memorials, so much history in just three days, so much to ponder, and yet as one gazes over the miles of monuments, markers and memorials we see the result of all the men who fought, many losing their lives, so we could remain 'one country, indivisible - that all men would be free.  We witnessed the annual renewal of these battlegrounds while we were there as shown below.

 

 

 

 More on Gettysburg coming soon.  🐾🐾🌷🌷