I agree with you.
Having been to Gettysburg, it would destroy the entire point of the memorial to remove the disputed monuments and statues. The statues and monuments - Union and confederate - actually physically assist in telling the story of Gettysburg. They stand in the rough location where each unit and/or commander was located during the battle itself. As you move among them, the battle takes shape in your mind. Whoever conceived the idea of the park was inspired...I have never seen anything quite like it. It is humbling and moving to traverse the park and realize the scope of the battle at every turn.
We would have a one-sided battlefield that would make zero sense to visitors if they were removed.
Count me in for thinking that they belong at Gettysburg. I have no problem with removing them from towns where they were erected - out of context - to foment bigotry and division.
on edit: swapped 'park' for 'memorial' because 'park' minimized it. My apologies.
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