Category Archives: Gettysburg

Looking  westward toward where Pickett’s Charge would have approached the Union line.Seminary Ridge can be seen in the distance.

Looking up the hill toward Little Round Top.The Union line had formed an upside-down fish hook atop the high ground of Cemetery Ridge.  (Not since Revenge of the Jedi has the high ground been so important.)The Union suddenly realized that … Continue reading →

This jumble of rocks south of Gettysburg is called Devil’s Den.  It was one of the major battlefields on the second day of fighting.The “production design” of the whole place seemed worthy of Imagineers.Like something found on Tom Sawyer’s Island.Looking … Continue reading →