This Civil War poster can be accessed at http://www.inyork.com/gettysburg. Readers can pan or scroll to read the presentation. Background posts: Gettysburg Visitors Center gets buzz but courts to decide about old cyclorama, Gettysburg battlefield produces steady supply of news and History making evening on rebel surrender of York.
Several things came together to inspire the York Daily Record/Sunday News to produce the poster "A soldier's life."
The opening of the new visitors center at Gettysburg is one. And it's the 145th anniversary of the battle. Interest grows on these fifth-year anniversaries.
And York County's interest in the Confederate occupation is increasing. (See the beefed up York Daily Record/Sunday News Web site East of Gettysburg... .
The poster will run for four days in the York Daily Record/Sunday News. It's designed so that after all are collected, readers can assembled into a large-scale poster. We expect that to be popular with educators.
The re-enactment is again a popular part of the Gettysburg observance of the battle, as outlined in the following York Daily Record/Sunday News story (6/29/08):
July 1, 2 and 3, 1863, were perhaps the most memorable days for Gettysburg.That's why the Gettysburg Civil War Battle re-enactments remain a town highlight 145 years later, according to Andrea DiMartino, event media director and spokeswoman for the Gettysburg Anniversary Committee.
"The people have been re-enacting for many years," said DiMartino, who added that the hobby of re-enacting has increased since the 1993 movie "Gettysburg."
The re-enactments remain popular because "Gettysburg is considered to be the turning point of the Civil War. This is what makes Gettysburg significant to Civil War history," DiMartino said.
The daylong re-enactments, which begin at 8:30 a.m. July 4, will include live mortar fire demonstrations, living-history programs and a re-creation of the six major battles, including Pickett's Charge.
There are more than 450 mounted cavalry set to participate, and an artillery salute with 100 cannons will take place July 5-6 on the battlefields.
Also, a large living-history village will feature two living-history activity tents.
This year, the battle re-enactments will be held on a larger scale, with more than 15,000 re-enactors from around the world expected to take part, DiMartino said.
THE COST
Admission is $24 for adults for one day, $42 for two days or $57 for all three days.Admission for children under 13 is $12 for one day, $20 for two days or $25 for all three days.
For more information, or to buy tickets, go to www.gettysburgreenactment.com.
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