Absolutely LOVE Gettysburg --- I could live there and am thinking about possibly retiring there someday....
We (the Surratt Girls) used to go there every July for the Civil War Relic and Book Show....biggest CW show in the US. You used to be able to buy a JWB CDV for about $2 - $8.00; all kinds of neat stuff.... unfortunately those days of "cheap" prices for LA stuff are GONE!
They would have nighttime fireworks out over the battlefield -- good times!!
I also used to reenact with my ex - we always did Gettysburg as it was the biggest reenactment of the year.
About time I made another visit!! Maddie - come across the pond and we'll pull in a few more Surratt girls and have a ball at Gettysburg!