The Battle of Gettysburg

[Grumpy]

Anyone out there ever visited the Gettysburg Battlefield. I was there many years ago and went back last year. The new Visistors Center and Musium is awsome. There is a 30 minute (I think) movie about the Battle which is one of the finest tributes I have ever seen to the American soldier. I spent most of one day, just in the Visitors Center.

The Battle of Gettyesburg, July 1-3, 1863.

General George G. Meade versus General Robert E. Lee

Union Army strength 93,921 Confederate Army strength 71,699

Union Killed: 3,155 Confederates Killed: 5,708

Union Wounded: 14,531 Confederates Wounded: 12,693

Union Captured: 5,369 Confederates Captured: 5,830

Union Casualties: 23,055 Confederate Casualties: 23,231

It would be interesting to see how today's media would hanle those figures.

Interesting Trivia: Gettysburg was one of ONLY TWO Civil War battles fought on Union soil. Can you tell me where the other one was? (Hint it was NOT Perryville because Kentucky was considered a Confederate sympathizer state.)

Grumpy

[kyfanatic]

Went through there back in the early 70's while on our way home from visiting a brother who lived in Alexandria,Va at the time.I don't remember alot except this ominous feeling I got while walking the Battlefield area near a hill.I thought there were alot more dead on each side than 5 or 6 Thousand though.

Antiem was fought in Maryland,but I always thought Maryland was a nuetral state too.

[bassin_bug]

I think it was the Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA in July 1861.

I visited the Civil War battleground of Stones River at Murfreesboro, TN. As I walked across those huge boulders and saw rusty metal wheels and cannons lying in place amid the huge rocks, that battle became a reality. I even saw buttons from the soldiers uniforms still lying where they had fallen onto the rocks; cannot figure out how they managed to still be stuck in the indentations on the rocks. I wonder how on earth they fought in places where feet could get caught between rocks breaking legs and that is the place where some of the caissons and cannons lie. The museum has lots of interesting things like uniforms with bullet holes, ammunition casings, guns, etc. Stones River Battleground is a very sobering place and one can't help but feel a reverence for the soldiers and all they had to go through.

[Grumpy]

Oooppps, there were three battles on Union soil--I forgot about Antiem. Shame on me (but I may be able to blame it on being cronologically enhanced) I visited Antiem after Gettysburg last year, it was not nearly as extensive as Gettysburg, but impressive not the less. Sorry Bug, Virginai was a Confederate State.

Grumpy

[bassin_bug]

Oooppps, there were three battles on Union soil--I forgot about Antiem. Shame on me (but I may be able to blame it on being cronologically enhanced) I visited Antiem after Gettysburg last year, it was not nearly as extensive as Gettysburg, but impressive not the less. Sorry Bug, Virginai was a Confederate State.

Grumpy

Oops, I misread your question. You blamed your forgetfulness on a fancy name for a "senior moment." lol Maybe I should blame my misreading on recent eye surgery. I'm at the point where I am better at feeling things than I am at reading them. lol

[Grumpy]

Bug, I think it just proves that we all make mistakes.

Grumpy

[RoadToad]

I grew up not far from D.C., and my dad is a huge Civil War buff, so we visited all those battlefields when I was a kid. Gettysburg, Antietam, Appomattox, and, I'm sure, others that I don't remember at the moment. There were actually a number of battles fought on Union soil, and yes, I include Perryville. I think most historians do include it, because although probably most Kentuckians were Confederate sympathizers, the state never did secede from the Union. I know there was one in Missouri (Wilson's Creek?), and one somewhere in Ohio, as well as Fort Stevens in D.C., and Glorieta Pass, in, of all places, New Mexico. I think there were others, as well, but I can't name them.

[kyfanatic]

I'm a pretty fair Historian,but to save my soul I can't think of another major battle in the north excluding John Hunt Morgan's raids into Ohio.Had to be on one of Robert E. Lee's invasions into Pennsylvania I would think.

Here is a link to every battle in the whole war,with links to each state.
http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/

[RoadToad]

Well if we're talking only about MAJOR battles, I'm thinking it's just Gettysburg and Antietam?

[ironhead70]

id have to say that the movie gettysburg is one of the best movies ever made imo if u have not seen it go get it , its about 5 hours long and has a bunch of good actors in it

[HURRICANEBOB]

Anyone out there ever visited the Gettysburg Battlefield.
Grumpy

I am from Hanover PA, 14 miles southeast of G burg. The reason good old Jeb Stuart did not make it to the fun fest at G-burg was cause he ran thru Hanover on a "go get shoe run", and got his butt whipped when he ran in to a Federal Brigade lead by a gentleman named George S. Custer.

Devils Den, Little and Big Round top, the High Water mark, Culp's Hill, Cemetery Hill, The Peach Orchard, and Picketts Charge are all things I learned from the time I can remember (not including the Tequilla tonight).

Seen the observation tower at G-burg? 307 feet. A friend of mine welded the railings to the top deck by hanging upside down to weld the post to the bottom of the deck. Welder was **** Moore, rest in peace my friend!

Serious, and I don't get that way much. Before you slam America next time, take a couple trips. Hit Gburg, learn the story. About 100 mile up the road, go hit Valley Forge, walk the ground. Not far, hit Baltimore, about 80 miles more, and wall the decks of the Constellation that fought in the War of 1812. Then 50 miles more Southeast, and drive by the White house, see the Smithsonian, Jeff Memorial and Washington Monument. After all that, find some way to tell me you ain't proud of where you live. No regrets, short periods of time we get it wrong, but over all, there ain't nobody on earth that gets it anymore right.

Gotta go, Jose just signalled a 2 for 1 sale in my Kitchen!

[HURRICANEBOB]

Richard Moore. Dddddiiiiccccckkkk is not a bad name!