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The history of Gettysburg does not live only on the 6,000-acre military park, or the cemetery constructed
to bury and honor the fallen Union soldiers. The history is told through the buildings, now restored to share the stories of the citizens of Gettysburg. Guides lead visitors through the streets, explaining how soldiers moved through the town, often commandeering homes to use attics for sharpshooter posts and parlors for operating rooms.
History embraces modern
life through living history encampments and the annual reenactment. Artifacts of
the war and town share their personal accounts of the battle and the aftermath.
It is these stories that pass along the lessons of history and our ancestors, reaching out to teach us unity and brotherhood.
Not every soldier from the Union troops wore blue, one group wore bright red pants.
(Turn to page 51 for answer)
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Handle a musket!
Bring ear plugs! BOOM!!!
