Posted on 06/26/2017 5:22:31 AM PDT by Enlightened1
Far left Antifa activists are planning to protest at Gettysburg National Battlefield on the anniversary of the historic battle and burn confederate flags on the historic day.
The violent far left group has been vandalizing Confederate monuments across the country this year.
Harrisburg100 reported:
Over the past few weeks, several US cities have been a hotbed of controversy over the removal of several Confederate monuments. After decades standing sentinel over New Orleans, the last of four Confederate monuments have been removed after being labeled as “Monuments of Racism and Hate”. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said of the removal of his city’s monuments: “To literally put the Confederacy on a pedestal in our more prominent places—in honor—is an inaccurate recitation of our full past, is an affront to our present and it is a bad prescription for our future”. The next state to follow in the footsteps in the movement is Arizona, where leaders call for the swift removal of six Confederate monuments around the state…
…A local group of self-proclaimed anti-fascism activists called “ANTIFA” are planning on holding a rally at Gettysburg National Battlefield on July 1st in protest of President Trump and asks it’s members to “Bring and Burn Confederate Flags”. The reasoning behind why this group picked the date and location for their rally is for the importance Gettysburg played in the American Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg started on July 1, 1863, when Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia met General George Meade’s Union Army of the Potomac. During the three-day battle, about 165,000 soldiers clashed in and around the small town of Gettysburg...
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I'm reminded what Huey Long once said when asked if fascism would ever come to the U.S. "Yes," he said, "But here it will be called 'anti-fascism'."
Antietam is worse for that kind of thing.
Michael Medved slept overnight at Gettysburg once (decades ago) and has spoken of his account of seeing ghosts there.
From Michael Medved’s book Right Turns about his ghostly encounter at Gettysburg:
On another occasion, I impulsively hitchhiked to western Pennsylvania with a lovesick fellow freshman who wanted to visit his girlfriend near Pittsburgh; along the way, we slept on the battlefield of Gettysburg. A farmer in the vicinity had dropped us off on a dark, lonely road (Highway 15) after eleven at night. We walked more than two miles across fields and pastures to the border of the Gettysburg National Military Park, looking for a place to camp for the night. Only briefly discouraged by the elaborate fencing and numerous signs that ordered “No Trespassing” and “No Camping, we clambered through the wooden rail and barbed-wire barriers that protected the federal land and what Lincoln had called “this hallowed ground,” On a chill, hushed, moonless November night, we marched over the famous battlefield, climbing up behind the key Federal position of Little Round Top where so many determined Confederates lost their lives. In fact, more than fifteen thousand young Americans on both sides were reported killed or missing, with nearly fifty thousand total casualties in the three-day battle—a fact I foolishly recalled to my already queasy pal as we tramped along Cemetery Ridge. We began to sense shadowy, larger-than-life military figures looming out of the misty night on all sides of us—part of the statuary on the monuments to the various regiments and states who participated in the great struggle in 1863. “This is creepy. It’s horrible,” my friend said with a shiver. “We shouldn’t be here at all.”
He was right, of course, but I argued that at this point we had no choice but to throw down our sleeping bags and try to pass the time till dawn. We tramped over damp, frosty grass to within sight of the Pennsylvania Memorial—a huge, four-story Victorian monstrosity with cannon and sentry statues, multiple columns, soaring arches, and a dome, all of which seemed to offer some sense of protection or reassurance. Nevertheless, sleep remained completely out of the question as we exchanged hushed, frightened words with the sleeping bags drawn up to our eyes. The noises we heard all night could connect to rational explanations—birds, owls, foxes, raccoons, deer, or other creatures that might normally wander through open country. The visual shocks made far less sense, however: about 4 a.m., shivering and shuddering and trying to catch some sleep, we both suddenly sensed moving figures not more than thirty yards away. “Do you hear that?” I hissed, grabbing his arm. My friend pulled his head deep into the sleeping bag and tried to cover his ears, but I propped myself up on my elbows, peering through the darkness and felt my blood race when I saw a small squadron of uniformed figures—perhaps eight of them, not more than a dozen—carrying weapons and running at full tilt along the ridge. They looked gray and shadowy, but notably lighter (almost illuminated, in fact) than the gloomy mist behind them, before they careened out of view in about six seconds.
Of course, Civil War reenactors love the battlefield at Gettysburg, and their costumes and equipment often look chillingly authentic. But why would a group of modern-day history buffs and weekend warriors suddenly turn up at four in the morning, running away from the Pennsylvania Memorial and disappearing into the silence within seconds? We remained too terrified to talk and waited through the excruciating minutes until the dawn—which was announced ahead of time by the mournful lowing of some cows that must have been let of of their barn by a farmer behind the ridge. At first light we jumped up, threw together our packs, and ran in panic from the haunted battlefield.
Though I never shivered through any further ghostly visitations, I continued to spend the great majority of my free time on sporadic, largely unplanned voyages of discovery and exploration.
I think I am going to try to get this to the bikers.
“In great deeds, something abides. On great fields, something stays. Forms change and pass; bodies disappear; but spirits linger, to consecrate ground for the vision-place of souls… generations that know us not and that we know not of, heart-drawn to see where and by whom great things were suffered and done for them, shall come to this deathless field, to ponder and dream; and lo! the shadow of a mighty presence shall wrap them in its bosom, and the power of the vision pass into their souls.” .....Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
For anyone wondering: Firearms in National Parks: The law governing possession of firearms inside a national park changed on February 22, 2010. Visitors may possess firearms within a national park unit provided they comply with federal, state, and local laws. The role of the responsible gun owner is to know and obey the federal, state, and local laws appropriate to the park they are visiting. Please remember that federal law prohibits firearms in certain park facilities and buildings. These places are marked with signs at public entrances. The role of the responsible gun owner is to know and obey the federal, state, and local laws appropriate to the park they are visiting. For more information about gun laws in Pennsylvania, please visit the Pennsylvania State Police web site.
...with mini ball muskets...
Yes and bayonets.
They are trying to and the hate from people out of State when I posted the article was unbelievable.
Well, not at the National Cemetery, anyway. But a lot of Confederates got buried right where they fell, in usually unmarked graves, and many were never returned to their families.
Antifa is a terror organization and should be treated as such but the left gets away with anything they want. I really want to smash these punks.
Agree, desecrating US or Confederate serviceman graves should bring the death penalty. We should not have to take this. This is a violent attack on our country not free speech.
Soros
How is it, that America preserved and honored her Civil war dead so well and balanced for 152 years only to reach this epoch in history?
The Blue and Grey dead would turn in their graves if they know what had befallen the Republic, something utterly unintelligible and stupid. The levels of ignorance have reached epic proportions and if we continue along this path, death and destruction will overtake us again and for no real reason except sheer stupidity and ignorance.
It would be interesting to have a check point at the Gettysburg park where legal protesters would be let in only if they pass the basic quiz about the Civil War. Those that pass can enter the park and protest but no desecration...those that can’t pass the quiz must turn around and go home.
I am always at Gettysburg for the anniversary of the battle...civil war nut case that I am. I will let you know what I see of these crazy nut cases. It is not allowed to create a fire on park property so they will be arrested on site. Also the graves they planning to desecrate are all union soldier graves. My guess they might plan to desecrate the few confederate monuments on site.
There are also throngs of visitors there, it can be quote congested. I doubt that the idiots that want to make a point will get very far.
Please post videos of the little fags getting their just desserts.
God forbid anything like this happens, especially with all that has been done to erase the history of the South. Conservatives have been very restrained, relying on the ballot box. Desecrating grave sites could easily be one insult too many.
This isn't a threat. It's a sincere fear that the US is way too close to it getting out-of-control violent if those who don't like the results of elections don't start behaving in a civilized way.
My youngest brother, who is very knowledgeable about the CW, claims to feel their presence there, as well.
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