Battlefield sidekick River at Barlow’s Knoll
17thcvi.org is in Gettysburg for a quick weekend (or almost weekend) visit. I wasn’t really to keen about braving the crowds for the 150th so here we are a few later. Since it is going to be a bit hot and a little stormy, I went out this morning with my new trusty battlefield sidekick. Not a lot of interest in the history on her part, but a whole lot of interest in leaves…sticks…bugs…people…and wind – all the usual 4-month old puppy stuff. She liked all the 17th sites except…Barlow’s Knoll.for some reason she was really antsy around the flagpole. May have just been the wind. Or maybe something else?
The battlefield sidekick liked East Cemetery Hill much better
We also took in the old Cyclorama site. I know the architectural preservationists were unhappy about the removal of this building, but it really didn’t belong there. I’m looking forward to the restoration of this area in the upcoming years, although it is already a huge improvement with the building gone. Of course, the informational tablets all show the building there with instructions to get a brochure/guide from the building so hopefully those can get updated before someone gets lost trying to find it.