Anniversary Week 2020

[Gettysburg Guide #154]

This is a special year in that the days of the week will fall with the calendar in the same way they did in 1863. July 1,2 and 3 will be on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Sadly, visitation is expected to be rather low.
The Gettysburg Soldiers National Cemetery is ready, with flags on all the Gettysburg dead.

 

[SF_Byers]

I will be there on the 1st and 2nd this year. It will be very strange for sure!

 

[111thNYSV]

Been there many many times but never seen the flags in the National Cemetery like that. I would love to go however I have to work.

 

[MRB1863]

The flags at the cemetery look beautiful and evoke a real heartfelt feeling of patriotism to me. Personally, I would not trade the rememberance and honor of all Civil War participants for anything material or otherwise. Will visit Gettysburg this upcoming anniversary weekend.

 

[JOHN42768]

Fantastic display. Heroes one and all

 

[JerseyBart]

Men who helped save the nation and emancipate slaves. It is ashame that on their anniversary weekend, so many who would have attended their commemoration cannot. Hopefully soon.

 

[infomanpa]

Thanks for pointing out the days of the week. I hadn't noticed. Based on the good amount of visitors that I observed while visiting last Friday, I will predict that attendance will still be pretty good. Because there are no group programs, the battlefield certainly won't attract as many people as usual. The American Battlefield Trust is doing its usual live stream videos all 3 days.

 

[gentlemanrob]

I will be there in 2 weeks after

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

@captaindrew are you and your gang going to be at Gettysburg this year?

 

[captaindrew]

@captaindrew are you and your gang going to be at Gettysburg this year?

There's nothing to go to, the big annual event was canceled this year before the virus even stated. Then there was another event planned at the Lady Farm which was canceled then back on then canceled again now postponed till October. I believe most of our group is planning on Cedar Creek in October if it goes on. As of now it's still on go.

 

[captaindrew]

@captaindrew are you and your gang going to be at Gettysburg this year?

Some of our bunch were thinking of participating in a living history at the park the end of July but it's still up in the air whether it will take place or not. There's rumblings that the boys have a campaigner tactical in the works in New England that same weekend on private property so if it happens I'm going to try and make that.

 

[Booklady]

The American Battlefield Trust is doing its usual live stream videos all 3 days.

Can you tell us more about that live-streaming or direct us to where we can tap into it? The ABT website, I suppose? Or does one need to be a member?

 

[Pollaco]

So Vicksburg will be the same too!

 

[infomanpa]

Can you tell us more about that live-streaming or direct us to where we can tap into it? The ABT website, I suppose? Or does one need to be a member?

They will be streamed for free from the ABT's Facebook group page. They have been doing this for the last few years. I really like them.

 

[Seduzal]

Would very much like to go but due to living to far away I'll will have to pass..

 

[Friction Primer]

General John Fulton Reynolds: "...for God's sake forward!"

I've often pondered, IF Ben Thorpe, a Confederate sniper shot General Reynolds with a Whitworth rifle at 900 yds, the bullet would be hexagonal in shape due to this rifle's distinctive barrel geometry. So by examining, gruesome as it sounds, the general's buried remains with a metal detector, and IF the bullet remained in his body, it could then be found and identified. There is reason to suspect that this bullet would be with the remains, because his sister, Jenny, reported that the bullet went (presumably downward) into his chest.