GDG- RE: Holy Slaughter Pen

[Gitt, Doug]

You're correct.  Bullet holes would have grown over.  For example, the
"witness" trees still standing usually have lightning rods to protect
from detonating imbedded artillery shells.  Woodpecker damage is the
most likely cause, but critters such as squirrels and chipmunks, and
other birds may be the culprit.

Let's revisit a previous topic, how many "witness trees" are still
standing?

Doug


-----Original Message-----

Hello Group...this lurker has a question.  I attended the 145th
Gettysburg Reenactment, which I thought was GREAT.  That was my 6th
visit to Gettysburg since 2000.  Anyway, on Saturday, I toured the
Battlefield again, to see the difference the clearing of the trees made.
While perusing the formerly forested Slaughter Pen, I noticed at the new
tree perimeter, high on several of the trees lots of random holes on the
Little Roundtop side.  Now I'm not sure these trees could still be
around 145 years later, or even if they were shot up, the holes wouldn't
have grown closed after a period of time...but...could that be possible
or do we just have big woodpeckers in that woods?

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