Gettysburg is only about a 2 hour drive from my house which makes it the perfect day trip! I have actually only been twice. Once in Elementary school - my Oma and Uncle Steve pulled me out of school one day and took me (my Uncle majored in History with a focus on the Civil War) - and once in 2009 with my sister and her friend.
*all photos are from 2009
My favorite area of Gettysburg is Little Round Top.
Little Round Top is my favorite but Big Round Top also has some great views.
The Round Top's were the site of an unsuccessful assault of the Confederate troops (4,850 people) on the Union (3000 people) which took place on July 2, 1863. The Confederates attacked from Big Round Top and the Union defended themselves at Little Round Top.
The Union was victorious in the Defense of Little Round Top. There were approximately 500 Union casualties and 1200 Confederate casualties.
I am not going to go into the whole history of the battle that took place here but if you are interested in learning more about the Defense of Little Round Top visit this website!
Little Round Top is my favorite area not only because I find the battle interesting but also because of the amazing views.
The next few photos are of Little Round Top taken from Devil's Den which I will share about in an upcoming post!
There is also a monument on Little Round Top which looks like a small castle. This monument represents the 44th New York and 2 companies from the 12 New York Infantry Regiments. The monument was raised honor of Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth - the first Union officer killed during the war.
Visitors are able to go to an observation deck in the Castle which is accessible the spiral stairs.
Location: Between Emmitsburg and Taneytown Roads just south of Gettysburg, PA
*all photos are from 2009
My favorite area of Gettysburg is Little Round Top.
Little Round Top is my favorite but Big Round Top also has some great views.
The Round Top's were the site of an unsuccessful assault of the Confederate troops (4,850 people) on the Union (3000 people) which took place on July 2, 1863. The Confederates attacked from Big Round Top and the Union defended themselves at Little Round Top.
The Union was victorious in the Defense of Little Round Top. There were approximately 500 Union casualties and 1200 Confederate casualties.
I am not going to go into the whole history of the battle that took place here but if you are interested in learning more about the Defense of Little Round Top visit this website!
Little Round Top is my favorite area not only because I find the battle interesting but also because of the amazing views.
The next few photos are of Little Round Top taken from Devil's Den which I will share about in an upcoming post!
There is also a monument on Little Round Top which looks like a small castle. This monument represents the 44th New York and 2 companies from the 12 New York Infantry Regiments. The monument was raised honor of Ephraim Elmer Ellsworth - the first Union officer killed during the war.
Visitors are able to go to an observation deck in the Castle which is accessible the spiral stairs.
Location: Between Emmitsburg and Taneytown Roads just south of Gettysburg, PA
Pretty pictures! Thanks for sharing. I like the castle monument!
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