The Battle of Gettysburg, too, was explicitly a family affair. Many families sent soldiers who fought on opposite sides, ...

View a map ahead of your visit ... If you visit Gettysburg during the Battle of Gettysburg anniversary week (Jul 1-3), you will have the opportunity to see a Civil War reenactment, as well as ...

Coming to terms with this reality will allow us to strengthen and maximize the full power and potential of our nation—the one dedicated to the proposition of equality.

At one point, the settlement seemed poised “to become the city of destiny,” one historian wrote. But it didn’t last.

Today, a trip down Route 29 South between Tightsqueeze and Blairs cuts right through the land once known as Cartersburg. In the late 1700s, the Carter family owned grand landholdings ...

I’ve heard that some who first see the State Museum of Pennsylvania are taken aback by its circular structure. Perhaps ...

History buffs with an interest in everything from ancient civilizations to the Civil War to world leaders will likely love perusing the exhibits at the Gettysburg Museum of History. Inside this ...

In addition to offering demonstrations with Civil War historians at Gettysburg National Military Park's battlefield every weekend from April through October, visitors can enjoy alfresco dining at ...

Estimates of the number of men engaged at Gettysburg vary widely ... In the Union service these may be summarized as: Normally, accounts of Civil War battles rely for the numbers of troops rather ...