On our way home from Tennessee we stopped in Gettysburg Pennsylvania for a tour of the battlefield.

The battle of Gettysburg took place from July 1-3,1863 in the streets and in the field around Gettysburg. By the battle’s end over 51,000 men were dead.

In the fields around this house the troops of the Massachusetts 22nd fought. It is strange to think that men from my home state fought and died right here.

It was a fascinating historical tour. As I drove these fields I was reminded of that quote by T. Rowe, “Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it.”

I feel like we have forgotten.