The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...

Today’s episode will focus on one of the biggest – and most important – turning points in world history; the Battle of ...

The Battle of Gettysburg saw excessive heat and a severe thunderstorm, likely piling on the casualties to the biggest battle ...

Jun. 30—GETTYSBURG — It's been 160 years since Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia ventured into the Pennsylvania crossroads town of Gettysburg in what became the largest battle ever ...

More than 165,000 soldiers from the North and South filled the farms, the hills, the valleys and eventually into the streets of Gettysburg. The town had a population about 2,400 as the calendar ...

The mostly free event will run through the day in Carlisle’s downtown, culminating with a 3 p.m. dramatization of the story of the town’s shelling during Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Gettysburg ...

A big small town. Gettysburg, about 80 miles north of Washington, D.C., is “one of the most famous small towns in the world,” says Dalton.The brutal fighting in and around the hills outside of ...

The park surrounds the town of Gettysburg and features 150 historic buildings, 400 cannons and 1,300 monuments and markers. It’s open to the public for free from dawn until dusk.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Gettysburg lacks major highways, so driving through town can be challenging, especially during the congested summer season. Visitors coming by car should plan to bring bikes ...

Now, more than a century and a half after the Civil War’s seminal three-day battle — from July 1-3, 1863 — officials at the Gettysburg National Military Park continue to ensure the 6,000 ...