As we entered the Gettysburg National Park we found the
museum which had a short movie and a wonderful cyclorama.
We also had some pictures made outside the museum.
We also had some pictures made outside the museum.
The cyclorama of the battlefield was painted
in 1874 by an artist and 10 assistants.
It was wrapped on a scroll and shipped by train car. It weighs 50 tons, 45 of which are
paint. It is wrapped around the room and
is unbelievable. It is a breathtaking
canvas that measures 377 feet in circumference and is 42 feet high. Longer than a football field and as tall as a
four-story structure, it is a wonderful depiction of the third day of the
Battle of Gettysburg. Even being from
the south, it is amazing.
We then toured
the battlefield. It was amazing to see
an original barn still standing in the middle of the battlefield. We stopped at a few monuments that meant a
lot to us. They were in the part of the
battlefield where the south won Day 1 of the battle. We found the Virginia monument
and the Alabama monument.
We also stopped at the
Monument of Peace.
The battlefield is
huge and it hard to think about how many men died in those three days. After we completed the battlefield, we went
to the National cemetery. The rows of
monuments to the Union casualties was impressive. We also remembered that there are no Confederate
soldiers buried there since they were considered traitors. Later, some or most, of the Confederate
bodies were returned to the south. There
were between 45,000 and 55,000 causalities in this three day battle. This is the place where it is believed that
Lincoln gave the “Gettysburg Address” which both James and I remember having to
memorize in school.
Well – after that
tour we headed back to the room and agreed that tomorrow would be a day of
rest. We are both tired. I talked to Stacey and the additional test
were negative and the doctor dismissed her.
PRAISE THE LORD! I’ll sleep
better tonight.
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