When we got to Gettysburg there was almost as many of us as there were soldiers during the war!
We overwhelmed the road in, and split up into smaller groups... this picture doesn't do justice to
how many Valkyries were lining the road... one cager made some rude remarks about having to
share the battlefield with us... he sure picked the wrong chain to yank
Steamer and I found the somewhat remote (you have to take 30 east out of town four or five
miles to get there) "East Cavalry Field"... we practically owned the place, most people go to the
main battlefields in town. South Carolina's leading man, Wade Hampton, and his cavalry were engaged
here in some horrific cavalry battles, Hampton was severely wounded (shot, numerous saber
wounds) but made it out alive. Fitz Lee, another Confederate general of equal rank to Hampton
was also here, as well as the famous Yankee Custer.
-Mike
