It was a beautiful here in central Pennsylvania last weekend so we decided to head to Gettysburg for the day. In addition to packing a lunch, we grabbed my copy of The Complete Gettysburg Guide and my Flip video camera and set off. As you know our family goal is to learn something new every time we go to Gettysburg and this time we learned several new things.
Here is the first of several videos and photos that we took. In this one, we are on Big Round Top and CJ is reading about the units that occupied Big Round Top during the battle.
Here is a video of my son CJ teaching us about one of the more popular sites in Gettysburg, the Eternal Peace Light Memorial. This monument is located on Oak Hill in Gettysburg. Confederate forces marched toward Gettysburg and the Union lines from behind the monument where CJ is sitting. The base relief is said to represent Peace and Good.
Here is a photo of the Peace Light Memorial
Here is a photo from the NPS showing the dedication ceremony
Here is a video of my son CJ teaching us about one of the less popular sites in Gettysburg known as the “Trough Rock”. This rock is located in the “Slaughter Pen” or “Valley of Death” near Devil’s Den.
Here is the photo of the horse drinking from the rock:
During a recent trip to Gettysburg with my sons, we took along my copy of The Complete Gettysburg Guide and went searching for some rock carvings on the battlefield. The following is a collection of videos of my son CJ telling us about the carvings that we found. Part 1: Big Round Top Part 2: [...]
by JD Petruzzi
