Reenactment of the final event called Pickett's Charge
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To see even in reeactment the horrendous slaughter in the infamous Pickett's Charge
was heart rending. Overall, the reenactment can bring the spirit closer to
those events of July, 1863. It was for us an educational and emotional, heart
tugging event...because 150 years ago it all was real and men were
becoming calualties in huge numbers. Actually, perhaps
not so ill planned as some believe, many factors
contributed to the defeat of
Lee's army in the battle.
not so ill planned as some believe, many factors
contributed to the defeat of
Lee's army in the battle.
It is estimated between 46,000 and 53,000 were casualties at the Battle of Gettysburg. Played out on the farmland and low hills surrounding Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the actual battle could not possibly be replayed for the sake of history on those hallowed grounds. The actual battlefield areas provide a memorable driving tour with many markers in memory of soldiers from several states. During the reenactment dates is not a good time to tour the battlefield simply because it is too, too crowded and parking at the visitors center is best skipped and a shuttle taken from town. A few days after the reenactment, parking is easy.
The large fields provided better scale to the Gettysburg 150th reenactment.
If not on the battlefield, where is the reenactment done? Local farms have provided the land, room enough for several thousand reenactors, somewhere betweeen 12,000 and 16,000 are numbers posted here and there. A definite number will be found and this blog post revised as need be for accuracy. We stayed from Tuesday through Monday morning, July 2-8. The reenactment played out July 4-7, one day added so an additional battle could be played out with the climatic conclusion of the long and devestating Confederate charge now known as Pickett's Charge. 
We counted over 100 cannon at the Gettysburg battle event
As more time is given to writing and editing of a multitude of photographs, this post will expand and will eventually become a page so all will be kept in order, not the last to first pattern of blog posts. (A blog page is an article with a permanent link just below the header of the blog site. You will see tabs for pages at the top.)
The days were quite hot and all ended as it did in 1863...the rains came down right after the last shot.
More to come...check back. Comments appreciated. Guest blogger will be considered.
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