School Me on Gettysburg

[Razorback01]

Have fun, may even find someone that needs an SKS! And congratulations!

[Booner Sooner]

Have fun, may even find someone that needs an SKS! And congratulations!

Thanks, Doug. Cross promotion of the SKS thread is next level stuff.....We are learning from the master! [emoji51]

[Bassdeer]

My buddy years ago(back in the 70's) would go there and get off the beaten path and dig musket balls out of the trees, dig up cannon ball and find all kind of cool stuff. not sure you can do that now but I bet if you find the right people it can still be done. I would do some battle field forum searches.

[dustoffer]

Obviously, tour the battlefield. There are probably some auto-audio guides you can buy and listen to as you drive around the battlefield, but I would look into seeing if there are any local guides who can take you around for a nominal fee. We did this for our tour of the Normandy/Northern France area. We contacted a gentlemen based on a friend's referral, picked him up at a designated location, and he rode with us the entire day. It made a world of difference bringing the battles, unit movements, and cemeteries into context. We've also done a park ranger tour at Antietam. Definitely check references. Have a good time!

Yep--wife and I did it about 30 years ago and our guide had actually guided survivors from the battle when he first started (he was an old guy when he went with us). Since you did Normandy, you should make sure you see the Pickett's charge area--from both sides, and Joshua Chamberlain's defense at Little Round Top that saved the Union's bacon. He is my "hero" from the Civil War--here's a great book on him--
Soul of the lion;: A biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain Hardcover – 1960
by Willard Mosher Wallace (Author)


If you are interested in Civil War history, there are several other battlefields--Bull Run, Fredericksburg, etc.

[kry226]

Yep--wife and I did it about 30 years ago and our guide had actually guided survivors from the battle when he first started (he was an old guy when he went with us). Since you did Normandy, you should make sure you see the Pickett's charge area--from both sides, and Joshua Chamberlain's defense at Little Round Top that saved the Union's bacon. He is my "hero" from the Civil War--here's a great book on him--
Soul of the lion;: A biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain Hardcover – 1960
by Willard Mosher Wallace (Author)


If you are interested in Civil War history, there are several other battlefields--Bull Run, Fredericksburg, etc.

Thank you sir, appreciate the book recommendation. I've done nearly all of the battlefields in the area multiple times (I've lived in the area twice) and wrote a paper or two on Bull Run. My wife is the real military history buff.