Major General John Reynold's Monument
Reynold's was killed where this monument stands.
Major General John Buford's Monument
Steve and I walking back from the place where Reynold's was killed.
Buford's cavalry arrived first and Buford watched the Confederates from this Cupola.
Steve and Ryan by the monument for the Iron Brigade.
The Iron Brigade held off the Confederates the first day of the battle on this railroad cut.
Monument to O'Neal's Brigade
The day after the battle here, a journalist recorded that Union soldiers died in a line; some bodies falling forward, some bodies falling backwards, but all were still in a line.
The monument for O'Neal's Brigade
After the war was over, an old Confederate soldier (A.L. Coble) took his grandson back to the battlefield, where he carved his name in this rock ~ the exact location where he fought.
Colonel Chamberlain's Monument ~ 20th Maine held the far left flank of the Union lines and is an amazing story.
Looking from Little Round Top toward Devil's Den.
Monument to the 44th New York Infantry
This is the monument for Col. Patrick O'Rorke. It's believed that if you rub his golden nose, you'll have good luck!
Brock and Ryan with General Grant.
Looking from Devil's Den to Little Round Top.
Devil's Den: "On July 2, 1863, the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the area around Devil’s Den saw intense fighting as part of General Robert E. Lee’s flank attacks, when Lieutenant General James Longstreet’s Confederate corps attacked the divisions of Major General Daniel Sickles’ III Corps of the Army of the Potomac. Some 5,500 Confederates from Major General John Bell Hood’s division ultimately captured Devil’s Den from 2,400 defenders drawn from Major General David Bell Birney’s division. It was one of the few Southern successes in that day’s fighting. Total casualty estimates are over 800 for the Union, more than 1,800 among the Confederates." Link: Devil's Den History
The monument Virginia gave to those who fought for the Confederates with General Robert E. Lee on top.
During Pickett's Charge, the Confederates walked all the way across this open field in their last stand against the Union.
General Beauregard made it all the way across that field and died at this spot.
This is where the two armies met on the third day of battle and the Union stopped Pickett's Charge.
Monument to the 42nd New York Infantry.
Ryan with his favorite president.
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