The massacre of the 23 Tennessee Regiment

A Confederate unit charged across this ground to take the trees in the left centre of the picture. They were ambushed by Union soldiers in the trees and hiding behind the stone wall. The confederates stood and fought suffering 89% casualties. There was so much ammo expended here the farmer who owned the land could not farm it for years after because of the amount of lead in the soil.

Gettysburg

May 2nd 2007
G'day All, hope things are well back home. The latest installment in our travels was a trip to Washington DC. Once a year the Australian Embassy get all the Army guys posted to the States together at DC for briefs and a bit of a social gathering (Navy and Air Force do the same on different weeks). I decided I would head up a couple of days before Fiona to participate in the social aspects of the w ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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