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Gettysburg - Maine 19th Infantry Regiment by Myrl Jeffcoat

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Posted by Myrl Jeffcoat on 11/01/2009 03:34 PM

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33 Comments on Speechless Sundays - Gettysburg Scene

NOV

Hi Myrl:

It's been a while since I've been in Gettysburg.

Great photo.

That's a breathtaking shot! Myrl, I think you've been everywhere with your camera!

Myrl--I have never been to Gettysburg...What a beautiful photo! Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for sharing I haven't been there since a 4-H trip to DC way back when.

So, Myrl, you work for the Chamber of Commerce now ? Gorgeous shot ! Happy Halloween !

Myrl,

I also never been to Gettysburg but it is nice to appreciate some its beauty through this photo of yours. Thank you.

Toula - It had been a place on my Bucket List until May of last year. It is a hauntingly beautiful place.

Ann - My kids call me, "Have Camera -Will Travel". . .LOL

Teri - If you ever get to that part of the country, it is very worthwhile to visit.

Brenda - I remember those "way back when" days. . .But I think mine are further back than your's:-)

Bill - No, I don't work for the Chamber. . .I just get itchy feet really often:-)

Gerry - Gettysburg is an amazing historical site.

Hi Myrl,

Well, I've never been to Gettysburg either but it's such an integral part of American history I really will get there one day.

Steve

Myrl... well I have been there and it is beautiful but it wasa long time ago thanks for reminding me .....peace zane

Myrl, So beautiful and peaceful! Hard to believe so much blood was shed there.

Myrl, what a spectacular shot! Perfect composition!

I love this photo Myrl! It's wonderful. I think it's so fortunate that so much history has been preserved. I give anything to spend a couple months back east roaming the countryside!

Debi

Myrl,

What an awesome photo! Thanks for sharing.

Ann

Hi Mryl, When I was living back east, some of the scenic beauty where some of our earlier history unfolded is amazing and under appreciated by those that have never been there. It is apparent you have been and this would be a wonderful subject for a photo blog. Speaking of which, I really need to call sometime soon. It conjures up so much in the way of images both real and imagined for me. Loving history, I have seen many pictures and read a bunch, traveled about and still never had a really good handle on the whole subject because that part of history involves so much of the Eastern portion of the country. What got me started as a really young kid was seeing a Johnnie Tremain movie when it was making a second round comeback at our school. From the visualization of the armies to the way people lived and why they were willing to kill and destroy for what they believed. There is much to learn of that history but I always find fascination in the subject. I know I have a hero in our family background in one of those battles but the remains were given away when I was little kid. How I wished my family had given the memorabilia collected of my great great grandfather from my grandfather's estate more import back then.

Myrl- My husband and I were fortunate enough to live for a short time in the DC area. During our time there we visited as many historic sites including all the major Civil War battlefields as we could. Thanks for sharing your pic.

Hi Myrl, I loved seeing this photo. It seems so peaceful and beautiful now, hard to believe it was a battlefield.

Steve - I made a day trip to Gettysburg. My "real" goal in the Pennsylvania trip was to spend time with the Amish. It was beyond what I had imagined - all of it! I only wish I had spent more time, and need to go back!

Zane and Sara - Gettysburg is a hauntingly beautiful place. At times its hard to imagine the bloodshed that happened there.

Marney and Ann - I'm glad you liked it!

Debi - As I shuffle around this planet year after year, I appreciate our preservation of history more and more.

William - I need to sort of rework a blog I wrote about my visit with the Amish last year. . .Perhaps I'll do that in the next few days, and blog it over on your PhotoBlogger group. I have great grandfathers that fought in the Civil War on oposing sides. I actually have quite a bit of information and pictures surrounding that. I find it amazing that as a kid I wasn't so interested in history; but now I eat it up:-)

Kathy - I have flown through DC but never stayed or traveled around there. . .I need to make that a destination rather than a port:-)

Myrl,

Serene shot now, but I'm sure if that field could talk, there would be many stories.

Rich

NOV

Myrl Another battlefield close to homes for us is Manassas - it is beautiful as is your photo of Gettysburg

Richard - I sat on a rock overlooking the fields for quite awhile. I tried to yesteryear's sounds during battle, above the din of the present silence. . .It was almost to difficult to imagine.

Karen - I've heard that Manassis is indeed beautiful. I really need to make it back to the eastern states to visit more of these sites.

Myrl, thanks for the beautiful picture and may we reflect upon Lincoln's final thoughts of his address at Gettysburg:

". . . that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain-

that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-

and that government of the people, by the people, for the people,

shall not perish from the earth."

Hi Myrl,

Another wonderful shot to add to the album. I have never visited Gettysburg another one to add to the list.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful photography with us.

Sharon

Hi Myrl,

What a wonderful photo, and you took this? It's so gratifying that we can still see scenes like this across our beautiful country.

I've had the pleasure of seeing this tranquil countryside only once, a couple of years ago, yet I'm grateful. It was one of those things on my personal life-list, aka bucket list. For me, seeing the battle grounds was like stepping back in a very interesting history.

Thank you.

Myrl,

I've been to many Civil War battlefields but never this one. Thanks for the great photo. :)

Steve

NOV

Hi Myrl, This is another beautiful shot and amazing photo. I enjoyed the post,thanks for sharing.

Myrl,

The beauty and composition of this photo is great. Now featured on "Speechless Sundays." Congratulations. :)

Steve

Hard to think of this as a battlefield nearly 150 years ago. Very nice photo, Myrl!

Sharon W. - I visited the site where Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address. . .It's actually in close proximity to the battlefields. There is a feeling that abides at Gettysburg, like none other. Tranquil today - but at a time in the past. . .

Sharon S. - You're very welcome! I'm glad you enjoy the photos.

Lynda - Yes, I actually took this picture in May of 2008. My primary destination was to visit the Amish in Lancaster County PA. But I made a day to travel to Gettysburg as well.

Steve - Being a primarily California gal, this was my first experience with civil war battlefields. I have since felt compelled to travel back to the East coast, and other destinations to visit more of our history.

Gary - You're very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the photo. . .Thanks for visiting!

Steve - Thank you so much for the feature on "Speechless Sundays." It's greatly appreciated!

John - The tranquility that now abides at this spot, makes it difficult at times to imagine the carnage that occurred there. I can only describe it as a haunting tranquility.

NOV

Very beautiful shot. Gettysburg is one of the many places that I have never been to. I would definitely like to go there someday. Great pic.

Myrl,

This is a great shot - so clear with so many elements that make it appealing. Nice feature. :)

Steve

NOV

What a fantastic photo and place to visit!

your friend in Charlottesville Virginia!

NOV

Hi Myrl,

Awesome photo of Gettysburg. It reminds be of the old battlefield at Shiloh,Tennessee.

Connie Lou

The Amish country here is beautiful. I love the covered barns not to mention the simlple way of life. Gettysburg is charming to visit and is full of so much history as well.

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