Visited Gettysburg on the 6th anniversary of my novel - Little Round Top, Devil’s Den, The Peach Orchard, TaneyTown Road, Rock Creek, Dobbin House, Meade, Longstreet, Oates, Pickett’s Charge, The Underground Railroad - events, places, and people I studied a decade ago. This week I saw the heartbreak I felt when reading its history. The monuments, signs, and hallowed ground tell its stories of heroism and loss. Let us always remember those past and present who sacrifice(d) for our freedom.