147 years ago
 

today one of our nations most important battles began. The Battle of Gettysburg started and in my opinion along with the falling of Vicksburg on July 4th, was the turning point in the Civil War and would lead to the eventual defeat of the Confederacy.

Re: 147 years ago
 

No question about it!

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Thank God the Union won!!!

Re: 147 years ago
 

God Bless America,

And God Bless Pvt. Henry Ward, Co. D 2nd N.C. Troops. Wounded and captured at Gettysburg.

and God Bless Basil C. Manly, who's artillery battery fired 1,146 rounds in support of the battle and retreat to Funkstown.

Let us not forget the sacrifice of both sides. :)

Re: 147 years ago
 

One of my ancestors fought at the Peach Orchard section of Gettysburg, with the 105th Pennsylvania V.I.R.

That was a time when they built ships of wood, and men of steel.

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Re: 147 years ago
 

Don't you mean "seven score and seven years ago?" :D

Re: 147 years ago
 

The Yankees won the war, and then 27 World Series since.

Re: 147 years ago
 

Sadly, Gettysburg is one of the few civil war battlefields I've not had a chance to visit. I don't know if I could actually walk on the fields there. I'm not a person that believes in ghosts, but I've been is Shiloh numerous times, Camped inside Chickamauga four times, Drove and walked Vicksburg half a dozen times, been to numerous smaller C.W. battle sites and dozens of C.W. cemeteries. For some reason, I seem to feel the presences of the dead in Shiloh and Vicksburg rather strongly, somewhat in Chickamauga. I think the feeling might be overwhelming in Gettysburg. For a non-believer in ghosts, it is a rather heavy and heartbreaking?? feeling!

Re: 147 years ago
 

I got that "feeling" when I went to Shiloh, also.