Coster Avenue Mural — Attraction in Gettysburg

We had our own personal guide, my girlfriend's husband who was in the movie Gettysburg and was also a re-enactor, so he made it a heck of a lot more fun because of his knowledge of everything that happened. I have always loved the battlefield, it was one of my most favorite places to play when I was living there. We used to ride our bikes all the time on the battlefield and play on the rocks at Devil's Den. It is a place well worth seeing and I recommend it to anyone who has any interest in history or just wants to see some beautiful monuments. And, by the way they will never...

When you view this and all the memorials, the underlying message is preservation of the union AND the determination of a people wanting out of that union and the protection of their state and destiny. More than enough evidence in letters to home, newspapers of the time, etc. Abolition of slavery , while important, was not the driving force that killed so many. I find it reprehensible the erasure of this in so...

This is an out of the way, isolated part of the national military park. The mural is a glass etching, which depicts Coster's Brigade's critical delaying action that allowed thousands of their brothers in arms to retreat to the safety of the fallback position on Cemetery Hill, quite possibly altering the course of the battle. This is well worth the scavenger...