Day Twenty-Seven – Gettysburg
When deciding which roads to take on our way back home from New England, we considered many options and routes. Traveling south to Gettysburg made it to the top of our list, especially after several family and friends asked if we planned to go there. Although history classes teach about the Civil War and the battle of Gettysburg, visiting the actual site and looking upon the various fields of battle, really brought the history to life. The visitor center had an excellent movie describing the three days of the battle of Gettysburg. In addition, there was a narration of the cyclorama. “Cyclo-what?” You may be asking... the cyclorama is a 360-degree oil painting that fills a whole room. It is 42 feet tall and 377 feet wide. The painting depicts the last day of the battle of Gettysburg. The way in which the lighting changes during the narration draws the attention of the audience to particular portions of the painting. At one point the narration describes the smoke from the cannon fir...