OT Bull Run & GB pics

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Junction of Meredith and Reynolds Aves
panning right

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Junction of Meredith and Reynolds Aves
panning right

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Junction of Meredith and Reynolds Aves
panning right

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Junction of Meredith and Reynolds Aves
panning right
Full circle

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This pic is of Willoughby Run from the point where the Hagerstown Road crosses it. That is now called Fairfield Ave. Doesn't appear to be too great of an obstacle, but you'd use the bridges anyway. This reminds me of the story about a stream (don't remember which one, or which battle it concerned) where a Union general and his scouting party arrived, and the general asked, not to anyone in particular, "I wonder how deep that is?". With him was George Armstrong Custer who rode his horse to the center of the stream and said "This is how deep it is, General."


Next, Seminary Ridge

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I should have done this earlier, but in this skyview the circled areas were mostly open fields at the time of the battle.

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This pic was taken from a spot not far south of the Lutheran Seminary looking west. You can see the McPherson barn in the center.

[geofflambert]

This is a skyview of the area covered by the next 8 pics. The arrow on the left points to the camera location about 100 meters east of the Virginia Monument. The CF marks the Codori Farm and "the Angle" is marked on the right.

The VA monument marks the spot where Pickett's charge began.

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Pickett's Charge
looking South

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Pickett's Charge
panning left
Those rolls out in the field are of alfalfa.

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Pickett's Charge
panning left

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Pickett's Charge
panning left
On the right you see the Pennsylvania Monument, to the left of that the Codori Farm barn (not the original), then the Vermont Monument and the Angle. The fellow in the field is about 50 meters out.

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Pickett's Charge
panning left

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Pickett's Charge
panning left

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Pickett's Charge
panning left

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Pickett's Charge
panning left
On the left you can see the Virginia Monument. It's pretty large and elaborate for a Southern State's monument, but I think you could fit about five of these inside the Pennsylvania Monument.

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Here's a closer look at it.
These are not my pics, by the way.

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Next will be a round-a-bout view from the Gettysburg National Tower. Then one pic of Meade's HQ and that's it for Gettysburg.

[mikkey]

Nice report and screens, Geoff.