Trees that 'witnessed' the Battle of Gettysburg still stand tall

(York Daily Record) - They are the last living link to the America's bloodiest battle.
Union and Confederate soldiers who fought at Gettysburg have long since passed. So, too, have the residents who sought shelter in basement cellars while musket and cannon fire engulfed their town.
But a handful of trees that were there then still stand tall today on the Gettysburg Battlefield. They are the silent survivors of the July 1 through 3, 1863, battle historians say was the turning point of the Civil War.
Officials at the Gettysburg National Military Park call them the "witness trees." Continued

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