Gettysburg is 150

P1100750On no levels is Gettysburg, which is commemorating its 150th anniversary, just a battlefield. The site in south-central Pennsylvania, run by the national park service, carries a big wallop even for those who find the History Channel a bore.

A few years ago I went to find out how re-enactors decide who “dies” first during mock battles. To be honest, learned next to nothing. I got five or six different answers, then during a staging of the Pickett’s Charge, no rebels fell. None. Here’s the video:

Last November, I went back to see Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address commemoration (Steven Spielberg introduced it). Fellow B&B guests offered me a spot to “re-enact” as a Union private (in a parade at least), then — back in civilian clothes — I walked Pickett’s Charge. I didn’t fall either. But my shoes got very muddy.

I wrote about it today for Gadling.

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About Robert Reid

Robert Reid is a travel writer (Lonely Planet, New York Times, ESPN), travel expert (Today Show, CNN's Headline News), travel videographer (76-Second Travel Show) and travel artist (don't ask).
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One Response to Gettysburg is 150

  1. Travel Bag Anak says:

    it was an incredible adventure that can only be felt by you, an incredible journey, Robert

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