more Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Our friends, Pete and Jean had RV problems on their way to Gettysburg. They were fortunate to get service today. Unfortunately, they could not drive their rig, so they had to be towed.

All hooked up

                                                                                              

this was sad to watch















 We missed them alot today as we began our touring. We went back to the Visitor's Center and took a picture of a statue of Abraham Lincoln. He was President during the Civil War, so he is prevalent around Gettysburg.

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address



Lincoln Memorial/National Cemetary

 



  







We traveled Confederate Highway to Culp's Hill. We climbed a tower and could view the entire area SO well.

Cemetary Hill from the tower





                            



 We enjoyed walking around the cemetary and seeing soldiers from various wars had been buried there. We asked about the burial of the confederate soldiers and we were told that they were left buried in the mass graves. Confederate Women's Organizations saw that there were cemetaries developed in the south and had them moved. Northern politician's of the time put money into developing the National Cemetary in Gettysburg.                                                                                                                                 

Spanish American war soldier

                                                                                                  

mass burial of unknown soldiers





Vietnam war soldier


 From the cemetary, we had lunch at McDonald's. Then we traveled to find the NC Memorial.
                                                                                

North Carolina Memorial

     We traveled on to Little round top. This is where you can look over the Valley of Death, Slaughter and Devil's Den. Devil's Den was where the 10th Mountain Division 2-14 saw it's first conflict. this is the unit that Bubba belongs too right now.








Devil's Den

                                                            
We rested for a short while. then we had a MOD at Friendly's Family Restaurant. When we returned, Pete and Jean had returned and were sitting on their site. Petie, our French bulldog missed them today, too.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Until next time