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Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A retro tour bus at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

A retro tour bus at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A Confederate flag at the Gettysburg National Military Park monument marking the spot at The Angle where Brig. Gen. Lewis Armistead fell mortally wounded.

A Confederate flag at the Gettysburg National Military Park monument marking the spot at The Angle where Brig. Gen. Lewis Armistead fell mortally wounded. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A statue of Union Gen. George Meade at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

A statue of Union Gen. George Meade at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A cannon at Gettysburg National Military Park's Copse of Trees, the Confederate target during Pickett's Charge, Oct. 31, 2015.

A cannon at Gettysburg National Military Park's Copse of Trees, the Confederate target during Pickett's Charge, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A monument honoring New York's Tammany Reginent at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

A monument honoring New York's Tammany Reginent at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A monument honoring the 20th Massachusetts Infantry at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

A monument honoring the 20th Massachusetts Infantry at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A plaque at Gettysburg National Military Park's Copse of Trees, the Confederate target during Pickett's Charge, Oct. 31, 2015.

A plaque at Gettysburg National Military Park's Copse of Trees, the Confederate target during Pickett's Charge, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

The Pennsylvania memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

The Pennsylvania memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

The Arkansas memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

The Arkansas memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A monument at Gettysburg National Military Park honors Massachusetts troops. In the background is a statue of Union Gen. John Sedgwick.

A monument at Gettysburg National Military Park honors Massachusetts troops. In the background is a statue of Union Gen. John Sedgwick. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A marker at Gettysburg National Military Park pinpoints the location of Massachusetts soldiers dsuring the 1863 battle.

A marker at Gettysburg National Military Park pinpoints the location of Massachusetts soldiers dsuring the 1863 battle. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

The Alabama monument at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

The Alabama monument at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Visitors on Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Visitors on Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

The Pennsylvania memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

The Pennsylvania memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A monument at Gettysburg National Military Park honors soldiers from Worcester County, Mass., who fought in the 1863 battle.

A monument at Gettysburg National Military Park honors soldiers from Worcester County, Mass., who fought in the 1863 battle. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Fall foliage surrounding Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Fall foliage surrounding Little Round Top at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A Confederate reenactor tends to his campfier at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

A Confederate reenactor tends to his campfier at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Confederate reenactors at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Confederate reenactors at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A campfire at the Union reenactors' campsite at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

A campfire at the Union reenactors' campsite at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A Union  reenactor at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

A Union reenactor at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Union reenactors at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

Union reenactors at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

A monument honoring the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry is silhouetted at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015.

A monument honoring the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry is silhouetted at Gettysburg National Military Park, Oct. 31, 2015. (Joe Gromelski/Stars and Stripes)

Fall foliage and comfortable weather conditions brought out crowds of visitors to one of the nation's top military history sites, Gettysburg National Military Park, on October 31, 2015.

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