Monday, October 10th. In the morning we continued and concluded our tour of the battlefield. On our way back to the campground we came across a fruit stand that had apples. We told them we were from Washington and knew good apples. We continued that thus far on the trip we have not found a decent apple (mushy and tart). They offered us a Winesap, a variety that we haven't seen in Washington. The apple was just what we liked, both in crispiness and tartness. We bought a small bushel to accompany us as we continue our trip.
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| historic street scene minus traffic signal |
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| Pennsylvania monument, the largest |
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| note bulletholes...over 100 |
In the afternoon we walked around downtown Gettysburg. Many of the buildings were there during the battle. You can see the marks in the walls from bullets. Confederate troops occupied many buildings and their sharpshooters were able to shoot at union troops. At some times there was fighting in the streets and remarkably only one civilian was killed. A young woman named Jenny Wade, who was baking bread in her kitchen when a stray bullet came thru the window. It's hard to imagine that such things happened in a small town in the USA.
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