This is the view west, from Cemetery Ridge.  Off in the distance is the Virginia monument.  It was from this general area, that CS Major General George Pickett started his infamous charge.  The fence you see in the distance, was the fence they had to dismantle - or climb over - to reach the Federal line.  When the Rebels reached the fence, the Federal artillery came to life, tearing huge holes in the Confederate line.
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