Tell that to Joshua Chamberlain, a man of integrity who if he walked the battlefield the past 3 months and saw the desecration and upheaval I'm sure would weep.
Gettysburg is hallowed ground. Its soil was consecrated with the lifeblood from the men of the north and south.
There are just as many of us who respect the battlefield, study the battle, and walk the ground who say the land should be a memorial to the men who died here.
I'm retired and bought a home here. Every day of my life when I wake up or when I go to bed, I think of the sacrifices made here. I would match my knowledge with anyone concerning the ground and the tactics that took place on that same ground.
A hundred and forty-three years of healing should not be raped and put asunder so that some historians can point out battle tactics.
In case of Gettysburg, other measures could have been taken rather than desecrate the woodlots that were not here at the time of the battle (walking trails should have been employed through the woodlots -- I've walked everywhere on this battlefield, through briars, poison ivy, bogs, and there's not a piece of the ground that I don't personally know). The park would not listen.
I'm sick and tired of listening to "experts" who are desecrating over 600 acres of timber just to get their point across, but most of all to get federal money to cut down trees instead using that same money for park maintenance -- the cannons are rusting and many other things are neglected.
Sorry, Bub, I just don't buy your spiel.
So you are channeling Chamberlain now? lol
A hundred and forty-three years of healing should not be raped and put asunder so that some historians can point out battle tactics.
The soldiers who fought there disagree with you, and I am not channeling either. It is written in historical documents by the men who served there.
In case of Gettysburg, other measures could have been taken rather than desecrate the woodlots that were not here at the time of the battle...
That is a very subjective statement. You are using hyperbole to to create an emotional response to disguise the fact that the real descration would occur if the park staff did not comply with the wishes of the founders and allowed it to revert to nature in places where it was not intended to. Maybe you never bothered to read the sign at the entrance stating Gettysburg National Military Park? It does not say Gettysburg Nature Park, or Gettysburg Recreation Area. It does not say Gettysburg National Forest.
If you see so much neglect, why don't you volunteer to paint cannons or pick up trash?
Nevertheless, you still refuse to back up your claims of corruption by park officials and contractors as well as address the primary sources I posted earlier where the Secretary of War at that time specifically stated the goal was to restore the parks to their wartime condition.
If you are to retain a shred of credibility on this issue stop emoting over cut trees you provide proof of corruption, and an official document explicitly stating that the mission of the military and battlefield parks has changed from memorial and study.
Bump.