Sunday 21 June 2015

Gettysburg

It was a totally unreal feeling overlooking Gettysburg and realising that I was actually there.

I had a fantastic time driving around the battlefield and around the countryside.

Just a few of the many photos below.


Taken from between Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill
Looking back at Cemetery Hill.
Meade's HQ

The Angle.
 Wandering along between The Angle and the Copse of Trees and looking toward where the Rebels started from was a strange feeling.
The trees that where the target for the Confederates on July 3rd.


 It's also quite a long walk retracing the steps of Pickett's Charge when you think of the amount of lead that was flying around that day!
The round tops in the background.

Lieutenant General James Longstreet


Moving through the rocks at Devil's Den.

Devil's Den from Little Round Top

The view from Little Round Top
Trostle farm was important for me to see. Having made a model of it a few years ago, for our 150th anniversary game, I was keen to see it up close.

Near Trostle Farm

The Round Tops.


A covered bridge near the battlefield.


The cyclorama at the visitors centre is well worth a look
 In the town of Gettysburg is this amazing diorama. They do a light show over this layout to explain the battle and then you are free to take a closer look. Thousands of Airfix troops can be found here.


All in all a fantastic time that I will have to do again.

20 comments:

  1. Amazing pictures. The battlefield looks preserved very well. I had few weeks ago Gettysburg movie and I wish to be there. The battle diorama looks amazing!

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  2. Fantastic shots - the first one overlooking the misty field is very moody. The display is amazing too. I once visited Chicamauga as part of a staff ride when I was in the Army. The memorials to the units were very impressive. One of the guys with us was an avid ACW historian and walked us through the events of the battle.

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  3. Lovely photo's Rodgers and it all looks so serene and peaceful now. As an ACW enthusiast this must have been quite the treat.

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    1. Thanks Anne.
      Yes, very much a treat and one that I wish to repeat one day!

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  4. Impressive and nice pictures Roger, a fantastic place to visit I think...Thanks for sharing!

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  5. It is indeed fantastic is it not! Really nice pics you managed Rodger! No question Gettysburg is the most impressive battlefield I've visited. Pickets charge is a very long walk as you said and it was very hot the day I did it which just added to my wonder at the men marching and fighting under those conditions. I really do need to post up the rest of my pics soon.

    Christopher

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    1. Would love to see your photos Christopher! I took hundreds!!

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  6. Very nice photos, thanks for sharing!

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  7. The stunning series of pictures, thank you sharing
    Gettysburg, and the American Civil War is almost inexhaustible source of inspiration and knowledge.
    In addition, weapons technology developed at the time decisively.
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  8. Fantastic pictures Rodger, what an experience. Has it changed any of your perceptions of the battle, or just brought it all to life even more?

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    1. Brought it to life even more Paul! It was a strange feeling, that I struggle to explain, being there.

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  9. Wow! Great photos, I'd love to visit the field one day!

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  10. Excellent post Rodger. I can tell you enjoyed yourself.

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  11. It is indeed a thought-provoking place to visit. Albeit I was there for only half-an-hour - back in 1998 we were on our way to the nearby Gettysburg reenactment, and my host took me for a little detour drive through the battlefield itself ... until he suddenly remember his boot was full of black powder and muskets, so we hightailed it out again as fast as we could go before we got caught by a park ranger. Oddly for such a gun-happy nation, it was illegal to have any sort of guns on the battlefield national park!

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    1. Hey Roly, you need to go back for another trip then. I remember seeing your video, many years ago now, and thinking that I had to go and see this place for myself! Thanks for the laugh about the guns, suits my sense of humour!

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  12. Great pics. Maybe one day I'll make it over there...

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  13. Great post and pics! I went there in 2008 and thoroughly enjoyed it too

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  14. Well done Rodger, brilliant pictures, I hope to get over at some point and see the battlefields?

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