FAIRFIELD INN

Our Weekend didn't look to promising, Jeanette and I left a day earlier than planned (Thursday) and spent a night in Lancaster.  It was raining when we left and traffic was a little heavy in spots but we managed to arrive about 6:45 p.m.  We went to Millers for dinner and checked into a Quality Inn for the evening.  I was hoping that the rain would end on Friday early, excuse the pun but I didn't want to put a damper on our Ghost Hunting.  We went down to the Breakfast room Friday morning for the Continental Breakfast.  The wife wanted to go to a couple of the outlet stores to pick up something so we checked out and loaded the car, it was still lightly raining, you can call me a wuss but I don't like driving fast when the roads are wet. 

We finally got on the road about 10:30 a.m. on Friday traffic was starting to build up now, sometimes it seams to take forever to get to York PA, no matter what time of day or night we get in York it is always busy.  It won't be to much longer now all we had to do is go through Abbott Town then New Oxford.  One of these times we will stop to see what buildings where there in these two small towns during the Civil War by looking for the metal plate attached to the building.  We arrived in Gettysburg about 12:30 p.m.  Jeanette wanted to stop for tea and found out that the one on Baltimore Street was closed.  The economy is really taking a toll on a lot of business's, not only in Gettysburg but everywhere, We had to decide on a different place to go for lunch, a couple of our friends ate at the Farnsworth House so that's where we went.  The food was pretty good and not that expensive.  While we were waiting to check into our room  Jeanette suggested we go to a Sutlers to get something for the Great Grand Daughter when she dressed up in period clothing. 

We now headed for the Fairfield Inn, which is 8 miles outside of Gettysburg (West on 116) we arrived and moved our luggage to the the Jeb Stewart Room which we heard was also very active.  We were going to eat at the Fairfield Inn for two dinners, the food is outstanding, and by signing up for the romantic Get-a-way for two nights it was very reasonable.  Signing up for the Romantic Get-a-way the room and dinner was included and so was the tip.  We already made reservations for October for our anniversary, we will be staying for three nights.  We didn't know when we stayed before that the Inn has a period show to go with the dinner so we will be doing that on Saturday.

 Fortunately the rain stopped early on Friday morning, my plans were to go on the battlefield during the day to get some IR photo's at undetermined fields at this time.  It didn't bother me that the fields were wet, but it wasn't going to stop my wife and I for going out.  My jeans got really wet around the cuffs but my wife and I managed to get some pictures, in fact the best photos we got were on Friday night after the rain, of which you will see in the photo's posted below.  For some reason the spirits are more active after a rain or when its snowing.  They just draw the energy from both.  I was hoping for different and unusual photos but I'm glad I got what I did.    

June 5, 2009

George's Pictures

     

The photo's above (The Virginia Monument) I circled the brightest and largest Orbs but when you look closer you can see a lot more and even smaller ones.

    

PICKETT'S CHARGE BATTLEFIELD

              

              

           

 

BRENNERS HILL

  

BRENNERS HILL

The Confederate battle plan on July 2 called for General Richard Ewell's Second Corps to threaten the right flank of the Union army, while General Longstreet made the main attack against the Union left flank. Ewell planned to open his part of the action by shelling the Union positions on Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill with the artillery battalion of Major Joseph W. Latimer.

This ridge, known as Benner's Hill, proved the best location available to Latimer and during the afternoon he placed fourteen guns here. At 4 p.m. they opened fire upon the Union batteries on Cemetery Hill. Over twenty-four Union guns replied, including guns on the summit of Culp's Hill and at Stevens' Knoll, midway between Culp's and Cemetery Hills.

For nearly one and one-half hours the opposing artillery blazed away at one another. The superior firepower and elevation enjoyed by the Union artillery battered Latimer's batteries. One Confederate officer described a scene of "guns dismounted and disabled, carriages splintered and crushed, ammunition chests exploded, limbers upset, wounded horses plunging and kicking." Latimer suffered a terrible wound to his right arm. As he was carried from the field

By Craig Swain, June 28, 2008

Benner's Hill Marker

steady voice" he called to his men to fight harder and avenge his loss. But valor alone could not overcome the intense Union fire and Latimer's battalion was forced to withdraw to cover, ending the artillery conflict on this part of the battlefield.

 

Jeanette's Pictures

PICKETT'S CHARGE BATTLEFIELD

              

     

 

SACH'S BRIDGE

          

 

  

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