A trip to Gettysburg
Sep 30, 2017 12:22:11 #
Sep 30, 2017 16:11:09 #
Thank you all for the kind words :-). We will definitely make it a point to return someday. I did not have an opportunity to shoot the sunset from the top of Little Round Top but will make that a priority on the next trip. I certainly think this is a place every american should see. I don't believe it is possible to be there and not recognize the magnitude of it.
Thanks again,
Shane
Thanks again,
Shane
Sep 30, 2017 16:22:57 #
Oct 1, 2017 04:07:19 #
2Much
Loc: WA
Your pictures are beautiful.
About 20 years ago the park sold a nicely done cassette tape narrating first hand accounts of the fighting from various points on the battlegrounds. My initial visit was on a wonderful late spring day, quiet and uncrowded. The military action at Gettysburg is readily understood and the landscape requires little imagination for it all to unfold before you. Perhaps it was the peaceful beauty of the place that made the narratives of battle so overwhelming, but I had to finish listening later that evening.
Gettysburg is truly extraordinary.
About 20 years ago the park sold a nicely done cassette tape narrating first hand accounts of the fighting from various points on the battlegrounds. My initial visit was on a wonderful late spring day, quiet and uncrowded. The military action at Gettysburg is readily understood and the landscape requires little imagination for it all to unfold before you. Perhaps it was the peaceful beauty of the place that made the narratives of battle so overwhelming, but I had to finish listening later that evening.
Gettysburg is truly extraordinary.
Oct 1, 2017 05:59:21 #
shakr524 wrote:
We had our first opportunity to travel to Gettysburg recently. It is a very sobering place....We had beautiful weather while there and learned a lot about our country's history.
Shane
Shane
Nice set Shane.
Oct 1, 2017 06:56:13 #
Oct 1, 2017 07:04:31 #
Shane, Thanks for posting ... been to Gettysburg a couple of dozen times (B&Bs a half dozen) ... never get tired of going, it seems to change each time ... your photos are a treat ... interested again so I'm going to have to plan a trip ...
Bob S
Bob S
Oct 1, 2017 07:27:53 #
edfgrf1951
Loc: Chatsworth Ga.
Thanks for sharing. Nice photos, Gettysburg is on my bucket list maybe next year.
Oct 1, 2017 07:35:22 #
Oct 1, 2017 07:42:03 #
I visited there back in 2002 . I listened to one of the guide's for a few hours . He explained a lot of the facts about the war there . Even told us how a uncle or grandfather of Nixon sneaked down toward the confederates and rescued a injured soldier than was screaming with pain , and carried him back over his shoulder and never got shot doing it . That was just one story he told us . This may sound unbelievable , but I swear to this day , I had a moment when I could see the war going on around me as I was standing at the area that the Yankees were defending when the great charge of the confederates started across the fields . I really enjoyed the visit there , but I drove home in a very sad mood . All those men and boys that died or got serious wounds is hard to swallow in any war , what a waste of lives ... Great Photos . Tommy
Oct 1, 2017 08:00:51 #
Nice images. Gettysburg is one of those places, for me, that was difficult to take in from a historical and personal perspective. After spending almost an entire day there and returning home, I finally came to the conclusion that I had to return to pull it all together. For those of you around Nashville, I recommend a drive to Franklin to the Carter house where the battle of Franklin occurred. Unfortunately, I currently live in Colorado so it would have to be a destination trip. Bottomline, I'm still planning to go back. The Confederates, late in 1864, wanted desperately to retake Nashville, held by the Union since early in the war, Franklin was to be their gateway. With 20,000 troops they charged the Union held up in Franklin that was in the process of reinforcing for Nashville. There were over 7,000 casualties and six Confederate generals were killed. The entire battle only lasted about 5 hrs and included a Confederate charge that paled Pickett's at Gettysburg. Amazing story. Highly recommended. Nashville isn't all Broadway and the CM HOF.
Oct 1, 2017 10:43:27 #
Oct 1, 2017 10:44:06 #
Oct 1, 2017 10:53:49 #
Thank you all for dropping by and taking the time to comment. I appreciate the feedback on the photos and enjoy hearing your stories and recollections.
Shane
Shane
Oct 1, 2017 10:56:03 #
shakr524 wrote:
We had our first opportunity to travel to Gettysburg recently. It is a very sobering place....We had beautiful weather while there and learned a lot about our country's history.
Shane
Shane
Great work. The first shot is a masterpiece.
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