Day Four of our Freedom Tour

Today was a really fun and interesting day.  We toured the National Military Park where the Gettysburg Battle was held.  I found it interesting that some people from Maine participated in that battle.  One of them was a Bowdoin College professor, and then soon became the president of the college.  His name was Chamberlain and he was the commander of a unit that protected the hill that was an advantage to the Northern side. The Southern side’s General was Robert E. Lee, and the Northern side’s General was George Meade.  Most people only remember General Lee, but he wasn’t even the General of the side that won.  People should consider remembering General Meade because he was the General to the side that won.  Out of the 3 days that the battle was held, only one civilian was killed.  She was making baked goods for the soldiers when a bullet came into her house and shot her in the back.  Also, in the 3 days of the battle, 7,000 horses were killed.  The soldiers on the opposing side think that if they kill the horses, it will give their side an advantage.  This is because the horses usually pull all of their heavy equipment.

To finish the day off we went to Toby’s Dinner Theatre.  It was a buffet dinner that had a show to go along with it.  The performance that we watched was “The Wizard of Oz”.  The performance was in the middle of the room, and the seats were around the stage.  Today was a fun day and I learned a lot. 

– Madison S.