It hardly seems like it's been almost two months since our annual visit to Gettysburg...A very busy schedule hasn't allowed much time for writing, but I'll try and catch up again......
The trip to Gettysburg started with an early departure from Kittanning, arriving in Gettysburg around mid-morning...since Sue and I had a little time before other members were to arrive, we decided to go to the Wheatfield to place a flag on the 62nd monument, and to check the ground conditions prior to Saturday's ceremony...it wouldn't be long until we would realize that we were "guided" there for a reason...as we arrived at the monument, I noticed one other gentleman in the Wheatfield...as I was placing the flag, he drew closer, as if wanting to see "who places these flags"..."I'm going to put a flag there myself", he said, and in an instant I knew that he too was a descendant of a 62nd volunteer..."Tom", Sue and I all sensed that our meeting was special, and I invited him to attend the ceremony and other events on Saturday...having several ancestors in Company H, he said "I'll be here", and we parted ways, knowing we would be seeing each other again...
