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| Who are the devils in Devils Den? |
Mikey Young (US friend) travelled up from Washington DC and spent 21/22 September with us. We decided on cycling around the Gettysburg Battlefield, a 45 min drive from Carlisle. A relatively flat easy ride. The Autumn weather was perfect for cycling!
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| Ben leaning against a "Drunk man's fence". |
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| Ferg trying to figure out how he could use a cannon! |
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| The view looking out from Little Round Top (Union position) |
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| Looking out across to Seminary Ridge, where the Confederates held position. |
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| Picnic lunch with Mikey, at Little Round Top - magnificent views out across to Seminary Ridge |
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| Mikey, Fi, Dougal looking out from the Pennsylvania Memorial |
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| Pennsylvania Memorial (Union position) |
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| A typical barn around Gettysburg (and drunk man's fencing) |
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| Here we are cycling across an open field where "Pickett's Charge" (the last Confederate assault of the 3 day battle), occurred July 3, 1863. |
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| "Copse of Trees", some 7000 Union soldiers posted here and repulsed the bulk of the 12 000 man "Pickett's Charge", against the Confederates. Total casualties (killed, wounded, captured and missing) for the 3 days of fighting were 23 000 for the Union army and as many as 28 000 for the Confederate Army. |
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| The James family atop of Pennsylvania Memorial (Union position) |
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