CASSIE & TOM'S GETTYSBURG PHOTOS
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| The monument for the 83rd PA Infantry sits on the southern slope of Little Round Top. It was dedicated on Sept. 12, 1889. Few tourists visit this site well hidden among the trees. | Monument for the 145th PA Infantry. It sits nestled among the trees adjacent to the Rose Farm. |
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| The 40th NY Infantry monument is located in the Valley of Death directly in front of Little Round Top. (out of view to the left) The small rock just to the right of the monument has a faded carving of the 40th's name. It was probably carved by a member of the Regiment during one of their reunions. | Hailing from Orange County, New York the men of the 124th NY Infantry were also known as the Orange Blossoms. They went into action near this spot on July 2, 1863 with 18 officers and 220 men. Killed or wounded were 7 officers and 85 men. Their monument is in the area of Devil's Den. Barely visible in the far background are the trees at the summit of Little Round Top. |
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| The monument for the 10th Massachusetts Infantry is located near the southern end of Cemetery Ridge. | The 11th Mississippi Infantry monument sits near the center of Seminary Ridge. Their Regiment had 393 combatants at the outset of the battle. Only 53 left Gettysburg as non-casualties. |
| Minnesota Sacrifice Late on the afternoon of July 2, after the collapse of the Union line at the Peach Orchard, Confederate Infantry threatened to pour through a gap in the Union line here. General Hancock ordered a charge. With leveled bayonets the men of the 1st Minnesota Infantry crashed into Brigadier General Cadmus M. Wilcox's Alabamians who out numbered them 4 to 1. The charge broke the Confederate ranks and stalled the Southerners long enough for re-inforcements to arrive. The Union line was saved but at a terrific cost. Of the 262 Minnesotians in the charge only 47 escaped death or injury. The following three photos show the monument for the 1st Minnesota Infantry, the area of their charge and the inevitable result. |
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| Sunset near the Eisenhower Farm. |
Music playing is "Brave Boys Are They"
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