Monuments at Gettysburg - 1 by bmac62

Photography • Historical • posted on Jul 02, 2017

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Monuments were paid for and installed at Gettysburg by veteran groups from both the North and South. Most of them were in place by the early 1900s before the outbreak of WW I. The monument above is for the 4th New York Independent Artillery Battery. It supported Union infantry from this position on a ridge line near Devil's Den during the morning and afternoon of July 2, 1863.

Comments (19)

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FredNunes

4:14PM | Sun, 02 July 2017

Nice shot Bill. The framing of the tree adds visual interest to this. (my opinion)

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bmac62

4:17PM | Sun, 02 July 2017

Thanks Fred. The tree looked old enough to have been there during the battle. Such trees are called "witness trees". There aren't many of them left.

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awjay

4:39PM | Sun, 02 July 2017

nice one

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wysiwig

5:20PM | Sun, 02 July 2017

As Andrea would say 'a real corker'. Your narrative brought to mind an image I once saw of the Devil's Den with a dead sniper lying among the rocks.

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Faemike55

6:58PM | Sun, 02 July 2017

Fabulous capture - love the composition

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Richardphotos

8:05PM | Sun, 02 July 2017

have you been to Vicksburg, Mississippi? outstanding capture and pov

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bmac62

8:19PM | Sun, 02 July 2017

Yes, Richard, we have been to Vicksburg...three years ago.

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photosynthesis

8:49PM | Sun, 02 July 2017

Not really into war history as you are, Bill, but I appreciate the composition & agree with Fred's observation about the use of the tree as a framing device...

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