This is the lincoln monument, which honors the great abraham lincoln. It brings joy to my heart and is a powerful monument. It is a lot bigger than i thought and it symbolizes one of the many smart americans of our history "fondly do we hope. Fervently do we pray. That this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away..."///Ibrahim

Lincoln Memorial (Henry)

The Lincoln Memorial commemorates president Lincoln, one of the best presidents in American history.  This monument was made to remember the fact that Lincoln won the Civil War, which ended slavery in the US. 

This is the korean memorial. It shows the soldiers walking through the battle field. It brings tears to my eyes to see these soldiers walking through, knowing what they had to do. This is a very tragic yet heroic monument. The grass symbolises the battle field and their faces the suspense they went through each day. Definetly my favorite monument so far///Ibrahim

Korean War Monument (Henry)

On every face of these brave soldiers, they all have different emotions.  This symbolizes the whole war, including fear, pride, and death. 

We just arrived in D.C. Beautiful city. I've been here before but everything is still so amazing. Can't wait to explore.
-Hunter

Pennsylvania was a beautiful place. I have always wanted to come here and possibly live here too. I love the nature, the spirit, and the architecture. Gettysburg was my favorite part of the trip possibly, because of its creepiness. All in all, Pennsylvania was a lot of fun and i want to come back again. Also, West Virginia was fun with the rafting. Overall, a lot of fun.///Ibrahim

Whoopie Pie for G

Rafting a huge success!

Little Round Top (Henry)

Little round top was amazing.  It is hard to believe that I was standing exactly where Union soldiers shot.  Although the cannons were full of rust, it was still amazing to see an 1861 built cannon.  You could see for miles of Pennsylvania, which was probably key for the Union.  The cannon was at the bottom of Little Round Top. 

Confederate Lines

Our tour guide helped us visualize the battlefield from the perspective of the confederate artillery. Adjacent was the memorial for Confederate General Robert E. Lee who surveyed and commanded the engagment. -G

Gettysburg Museum

We saw a great movie presentation on the battle at Gettysburg followed by a visit to an awesome painting, the Cyclorama. Time to tour the battlegounds and monuments. -G

this is a small part of the battle field that was around day 2. The south didn't think they could get cannons up the rocks but the north did. Once the north fired into the trees and saw shining pieces from the south as an alert.

Ready, FIRE!

Our group learning the artillery firing procedure. The crew was able to do 8 cycles in one minute. During the civil war, two firings per minute was consdidered well done. -G

We just went on a tour of Gettysburg and learned a lot about the battle that took place in April 19th, 1863. 7,000 Union and Confederate men lost their lives in the three bloody days of this battle. Only one civilian of Gettysburg was killed in the whole battle.
-Hunter

The cannons used in the battle come from all different places and times. There are codes, numbers and names to find where each came from. Some are fake or made after the battle.~joshdb

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

This is a civil war monument for Virginia.
Kelsi