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On July 1 st, 1863, Alfred Iverson ordered his brigade of North Carolinians across an open field.

But venture beyond these famous shrines to battlefield valor and you'll find quiet sites like Iverson's Pits, which recall the inglorious reality of Civil War combat. In early July, on the 150 th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, pilgrims will crowd Little Round Top and the High Water Mark of Pickett's Charge.

The Battle of Gettysburg, lithograph (Currier and Ives/Wikimedia Commons)