Gettysburg - Day 2

We got free entry with our campground stay to the Gettysburg Diorama and History Center as well as the Spirit of Gettysburg. 

 We start with the Spirit of Gettysburg that leads us through the history of the Battle

 Jenny Wade was the only civilian casualty of the Battle

 

 You walk through the Battle made with Wax Figures from the Wax Museum that closed.  Notice the guy in bloody bandages - can you guess who it is?  Hint - He is not a crook!

There are exhibits of guns and confederate flags from each of the States

Next we get to watch the battle play out on the Diorama

 There are historic documents as well

Later that morning we head back to the Visitor Center to catch the Cyclorama

In the late 1880s, French artist Paul Philippoteaux  created the Battle of Gettysburg Cyclorama painting

 It is a breathtaking canvas measuring 377 feet around  and 42 feet tall.  It is longer than a football field and as tall as a four-story building. The oil painting, along with light and sound effects, immerses you in Pickett’s Charge during the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg.

 It is amazing how they blended the 3 dimensional scenes in front of the painting to make them one.