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Hazlett’s Battery at 160

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With the 160th Anniversary of the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg today, comes the news from the West Point Museum, which, in conjunction with the Gettysburg National Military Park and the American Battlefield Trust, made a return to Little Round Top with a pair of relics, at least for the day.

We had the honor of returning the West Point Battery’s, aka “Hazlett’s Battery,” [Battery D of the 5th United States Artillery] guidon and Brig. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren’s field glasses to their locations on Little Round Top for the first time since the battle.”

For a deeper dive into the significance of the act, check out the below from the American Battlefield Trust.

Gettysburg at 155

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With the 155th anniversary of the great national bloodletting that was the Battle of Gettysburg this week, here is a 1938 silent film, shot on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the battle, which was one of the last large gatherings of veterans from that campaign.

And the trees whisper, “remember.”

Also, for reference, programs for the 155th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg began over the weekend. The entire schedule of Ranger-led programs & tours are listed on the park’s website:  http://go.nps.gov/2018BattleAnniversary