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To: PaulZe

I visited the battlefield in 2005 and liked it better than Gettysburg, which is strewn with monuments. The corn in the famous corn field was almost ready to be picked.


2 posted on 08/26/2012 6:56:55 PM PDT by Fiji Hill (Deo Vindice!)
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To: Fiji Hill

The monuments are one of the best features of Gettysburg. Most were designed and dedicated by the soldiers themselves at around the 25th anniversary of the battle. Each one is a story in and of itself.


4 posted on 08/26/2012 7:09:35 PM PDT by PaulZe
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To: Fiji Hill

My great great grandfather was in the 124th Pennsylvania Volunteers. Within 30 days of enlisting he was charging across that cornfield...


16 posted on 08/26/2012 8:23:13 PM PDT by jackal7163 (If you are not willing to achieve victory at any cost, you are doomed to defeat!)
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