The Bloody Wheatfield. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Over 20,000 men fought here on the 2nd day. Vicious hand to hand combat. There were 30% casualties. Paul Goldfinger photo © Click to enlarge. Originally posted in 2013 for the 150th anniversary of the battle.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The only artillery at that location was the 1st New York, Battery D. Paul Goldfinger photo © Posted 2016. Click to enlarge.
JAY UNGAR AND MOLLY MASON —Fiddle Fever: Songs of the Civil War. “Ashokan Farewell.”
I also live in Gettysburg (summers in O.G.) I often describe the battlefield as having a “terrible beauty” There is a great sense of peacefulness and overwhelming sadness at the same time. The fate of those courageous soldiers on both sides is heartbreaking!
I lived in Gettysburg for a few years, and spent many evenings in thought on the battlefield. The peace and tranquility belies the violence that occurred there.
Hi Anna. Thank you for your kind comments about the music on Blogfinger.
You should know that the real heartstrings are called chordae tendineae. They are cordlike structures that attach the mitral and tricuspid valves to the inner heart muscle.
I prefer tugging at the kind of heartstrings that you are mentioning. As for Ken Burns, he does an amazing job of integrating still photographs,music, and readings from letters. —-Paul
Oh my, if this music doesn’t tug at your heartstrings than nothing will. It is one of the most poignant songs I’ve ever listened to and as it links to the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg makes all the more sad. Ken Burns using it for his series was brilliant. Thank you for the tears in my eyes.