Battlefield Spots

[1stMDINFCSA]

Out of 70,000 men, I'd be surprised if there wasn't at least one deserter who stayed north.

Or perhaps a few who were injured mixed in with the locals upon recovering.

 

[wilber6150]

I've always wondered if any Rebs broke ranks... laid low... and married local girls.

I've read several accounts where Rebs on the way back South had been taken into homes of some farms in the area and stayed..

 

[101combatvet]

Where can I find them?

I've read several accounts where Rebs on the way back South had been taken into homes of some farms in the area and stayed..

 

[buzzkiller23]

I'm new on here, but I was in Gettysburg for the 4th time this past weekend. Someone posted about the horse trail near the Trostle house. Checked out that trail for the first time this weekend. There are some really unique views out there and it's really quiet and peaceful.

 

[101combatvet]

Great suggestion.... it just made my list.

I'm new on here, but I was in Gettysburg for the 4th time this past weekend. Someone posted about the horse trail near the Trostle house. Checked out that trail for the first time this weekend. There are some really unique views out there and it's really quiet and peaceful.

 

[Ellsworth avenger]

The Culps Hill skirmish line marker for the 123rd New York a bit behind and down the hill from their monument.

 

[Copper 83rd PA INF]

I've been to the base of it... dang, it's a long way up. So it's totally worth it?

So I told you that I'd be up there sometime during my trip again. And I was....

 

[K Hale]

So I told you that I'd be up there sometime during my trip again. And I was....

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Holy cow, you can see all the way to... whatever those mountains are! What a view.

 

[Old Hickory]

Where can I find them?

Greg Coco's book, "A Strange and Blighted Land-Gettysburg, The aftermath of a Battle"

 

[101combatvet]

Thanks!

Greg Coco's book, "A Strange and Blighted Land-Gettysburg, The aftermath of a Battle"

 

[bankerpapaw]

Being from Arkansas, I like Devil's Den. The 3rd Arkansas, under Hood, fought there.

 

[Old Hickory]

I've always wondered if any Rebs broke ranks... laid low... and married local girls.

Here's another source from Greg Coco, "On The Bloodstained Field II" pages 72-74. There are several accounts of just such happenings, one young fellow was given civillian clothing, took to work on a local farm, married a local girl and raised a family near Gettysburg, "...and the size of his family indicates that he has been more successful in peaceful pursuits than those of war."

From what I've read recently there were about 1000 Southern deserters wandering about Pennsylvania and Maryland following the Battle, even a close knit community of them in a cove along Blue Mtn. lasting well into the 20th century. Also reports of Southerners traveling to Harrisburg to join the Union Army.

 

[sibelius]

Well, it's tough to settle on just one place. Nowadays, I mostly do the battlefield on foot, so many of the places I like best are best reached that way.

For a particular spot, I like Houck Ridge, directly across from LRT. Since they cut the trees there, the view is great, and the ridge there is surprisingly high, so that there is this almost tangible open space over the Valley of Death between you and LRT.

Pam

I think you're describing the place I was thinking of - there is a road that loops to and from Ayres Ave just southwest of the Wheatfield, and along that loop you get a terrific view of LRT and BRT over Crawford Ave and the Valley of Death. I thought that was a great place on the battlefield, and one that many people miss. I'll try to include a picture of that view here:



If that doesn't work you can see the photo at http://www.familytravelphotos.com/p...ittle-Round-Top/slides/little-round-top03.jpg

Walking the route of Pickett's charge was also pretty powerful - after crossing Steinweher Ave, standing along the road and looking up at the Angle is a great spot.