The final installment on the historical 4th of July trip! (then to your dismay, you will have to listen to my ramblings regarding my obsession with the new iPhone.)
On the final day of our trip to Pennsylvania, we stopped by Gettysburg in order to wrap up all things concerned with our Nation's history that we could jam into a 3 day weekend.
Again, I was amazed at how much I learned about the battle of Gettysburg during my visit. (Mom, I swear I paid attention in History class) For example, I did not realize that we were actually visiting this historic area on it's anniversary. The battle of Gettysburg was fought on July 1st -3rd, of 1863. Also, unknown to me was that the battle took place on over 65 acres of land. That is some serious ground to cover in those days!
Despite the short time frame and massive distance between troops this battle was the deadliest with 51,000 casualties. This left a major problem for the towns people of Gettysburg. During our tour of the grounds we were able to compare pictures taken days after the battle and hold them against the same spots today - a very humbling experience.
A fun fact for those Hoosiers out there - the first brigade to enter into battle for the Union was the Iron Brigade, which was comprised of soldiers from Indiana and Michigan. These soldiers gained their famous nickname following their hard fighting at the Battle of South Mountain on September 14,1862.
To our clients out there - let us Hoosiers here at Compendium Blogware be your Iron Brigade. We will fight hard to make your company's corporate blog successful.
On the final day of our trip to Pennsylvania, we stopped by Gettysburg in order to wrap up all things concerned with our Nation's history that we could jam into a 3 day weekend.
Again, I was amazed at how much I learned about the battle of Gettysburg during my visit. (Mom, I swear I paid attention in History class) For example, I did not realize that we were actually visiting this historic area on it's anniversary. The battle of Gettysburg was fought on July 1st -3rd, of 1863. Also, unknown to me was that the battle took place on over 65 acres of land. That is some serious ground to cover in those days!
Despite the short time frame and massive distance between troops this battle was the deadliest with 51,000 casualties. This left a major problem for the towns people of Gettysburg. During our tour of the grounds we were able to compare pictures taken days after the battle and hold them against the same spots today - a very humbling experience.
A fun fact for those Hoosiers out there - the first brigade to enter into battle for the Union was the Iron Brigade, which was comprised of soldiers from Indiana and Michigan. These soldiers gained their famous nickname following their hard fighting at the Battle of South Mountain on September 14,1862.
To our clients out there - let us Hoosiers here at Compendium Blogware be your Iron Brigade. We will fight hard to make your company's corporate blog successful.
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