Gettysburg Greg
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Jun 6, 2010
- Location
- Decatur, Illinois
The 69th PAV defended the wall in front of the Copse of Trees during the fighting there on July 2 and during Pickett's Charge on the 3rd. Many veterans of the unit returned to Gettysburg in 1887 when their obelisk shaped monument was dedicated at the wall. In the spirit of unity, they invited members of Pickett's Division including General Pickett's widow, Sally to attend the reunion. In this amazing photograph, the veterans are shaking hands across the wall right where they were fought each other just 24 years previously. Notice in the left rear are the tents for their encampment located where the Regulars Monument now stands. My now photo is just one I happened to have that is a similar view, not a perfect match.