For those who served...

[angelwing]

A little late, but I just got this:

http://llerrah.com/thosewhoserved.htm

[brunota2003]

Gettysburg...such a peaceful place when I visited there on Friday. Hard to imagine the carnage wrought there 149 years ago in one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War:



Could you imagine hiding behind that stone fence, in the foreground, while cannons are shooting at you and the enemy is advancing across the field, in the background, toward you?



Myself standing beside a cannon:



Hole is from a cannonball shot by the Confederates:



A couple drinks to honor the fallen:

[Ev1948]

That was beautiful and heart warming, still praying for all of our men and women who are fighting for us !

[Stephanie]

Which battlefield was that? I've been to Gettysburg and I don't believe that was where you were. I love history, particularly the American Revolution and the Civil War. Great pictures!

[Stephanie]

A little late, but I just got this:

http://llerrah.com/thosewhoserved.htm

That was beautiful.

[brunota2003]

It was indeed Gettysburg...we did the auto tour (drive yourself around), the top 3 images were taken next to a farm house near the town itself (I don't remember the guy's name who owned it though).

The 4th image is a barn near an orchard where the Confederates chased the Union to (the Confederates took over/held the orchard...I think it was peaches), and one of the Union commanders held the line there at the barn, even when told to retreat...he was credited with helping to save the battle for the Union (and according to the plaque (sp?) there, was apparently not the most trustworthy commander, if I remember right?). That skirmish took place on Day 2, I think.

Right down the road was the valley where the Union camped on one side of the field in the woodline and took shots at the Confederates on the other side of the valley/field...with the field being no man's land. The plaque there said that they had to listen to the wounded crying for help all night (Believe it was the night between Day 2/3). Looking up the valley, you could see Little/Big Round Top.