GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Gettysburg National Military Park officials are asking for the public’s help after a monument on Little Round Top was vandalized.

According to the park, a visitor reported hearing the sound of scratching and scraping between 5 and 6 p.m. on Sunday on the New York “castle” monument at Little Round Top, one of the most significant sites of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.

The visitor followed the suspect and was able to take a photograph, which has since been shared by the park on social media.

“Some major vandalism had occurred,” said Jason Martz, communications specialist for Gettysburg National Military Park. “By the looks of it, it had been with a pocket knife.”

Officials say the letters "LJR" were carved on the side of a plaque on the monument, which was erected at t

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