Heather,Forrest & Emma at Gettysburg for August 2, 2008.
Date(s): August 10, 2008. Album by Forrest and Heather. Photos by Forrest and Heather. 1 - 24 of 59 Total. 501 Visits.
1 The first day of battle. Looking toward the Union lines
2 Peace Memorial at Gettysburg. Eternal flame is at the top. Jackie Kennedy came here with her husband 10 months before he was assassinated. Her idea for the eternal flame came from this monument.
3 Confederate artillery from the southern side of the battle. Each cannon shown was representing 12 cannon used in battle.
4 Dedication to the North Carolina troops who died at Gettysburg. 1 out of every 4 confederate soliders who fell in this battle was from North Carolina. Click the photo see the inscription.
5 Another dedication to the North Carolina troops. This one lists the brigades involved in battle.
6 The North Carolina Monument at Gettysburg. Designed by Borglum, who did Mt. Rushmore. Considered by many to be the most touching and detailed monument on the battlefield.
7 Picketts Charge as seen by North Carolina Troops coming out of the woods. The union line is about 1.5 miles away in the distance. The third tree from the left in the middle of the page was the convergence point for southern forces.
8 Another view of Picketts charge, showing Little Round top in the distance.
9 Picketts Charge, this time looking toward Cemetary Ridge. In the distance you can see the top of the Lutheran Seminary.
10 A close of view of Little Round Top in the distance.
11 Side view of the North Carolina monument.
12 The farmhouse in the background was Confederate General Longstreets Headquarters.
13 A closeup view of the confederate artillery.
14 The Peach Orchard. This part of the battlefield is currently under renovation.
15 The Wheatfield. 22 acres of land, in which over 4000 union and confederate soldiers died fighting over.
16 The Wheatfield again, with Little Round Top in the background.
17 This is the position on Little Round Top that the 20th Maine held. They repelled wave after wave of southern forces advancing up the hill.
18 A closeup view of where the 20th Maine held the extreme end of the Union line.
19 This is the top of Little Round top. From this point, you can see why both armies fought so hard to control this ground. The rocky area at the bottom is referred to as Devil's Den.
20 From the top of Little Round Top, looking off to the battlefield in the background. Cannon placed here could easily fire over two miles away, so you can see why both sides fought so hard for this ground.
21 Here is something that makes a lot of loud thunderous noise, and a cannon.
22 The union line. The tree in the photo was the convergence point for southern forces.
23 The little monument in the grass here is where the North Carolina troops made it to the Union line. The union artillery were setting their cannons to fire as soon as the shot left the barrel. The forces on the hill commented "Those North Carolina boys kept coming against God and all"
24 A shot of the union caissons in the background.
