Last night, after a wonderful supper at the Farnsworth Inn -- where you can see hundreds of bullet holes from the Great Civil Conflict -- we went on a Ghost Tour, which was also very nice. Gettysburg is a wonderful place to visit -- especially when the weather is cool -- and I highly recommend it. I will say that my knowledge of the Civil War is so limited that I am not getting as much from the historical portions of this tour as I might. I wish I knew more about the specific battles waged. One thing is certain, when you stand in the same place a Union or Confederate soldier stood and look across the field where your enemy and brother stood against you, you really feel for the many people who fought and died for their cause. War is different when your targets are unknown peoples in an unknown land miles from your position, I think. When the enemy is your cousin and you are looking at him across several hundred feet and you know that it comes down to his life or yours -- that is something!
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