If I had to pick the one site of the Civil War for kids to see, it would have to be Gettysburg, the greatest land battle ever fought in America.” Envision the battlefield, ten miles from the ...

Caring for a historic painting that is 142 years old, 12 tons in weight, four stories tall, and longer than a football field ...

However, this is not necessarily accurate, particularly as such figures are almost never available for the specific date of a battle. In the case of the Gettysburg Campaign, Union "Present for Duty" ...

Gettysburg National Military Park was established in 1895 to commemorate an 1863 battle that turned the tides of the Civil War. Situated in rural southern Pennsylvania, this landscape was once a hub ...

This week marks the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought on ... and for the people would have perished from this earth.

Considered the turning point of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg was also the bloodiest, amassing an estimated 51,000 casualties. The three-day conflict took place in July 1863 at what is ...

It is noon on July 1, 1863. Confederate and Union forces have accidentally collided near the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg as the Southern soliders went looking for shoes. During the ...

The home on Baltimore Street gives visitors a glimpse into the lives of George and Hettie Shriver and their daughters, Sadie and Mollie, during the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. The residence ...

a battle cry for all the things worth fighting for, all in 269 words. These 269 w ords. Delivered this week, eight-score years plus one. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Let’s read it together.

How brilliant a military leader are you? One of the most important battles of the U.S. Civil War -- and indeed of all U.S. history -- was the battle of Gettysburg. During the three days of July 1 ...

For a bird's-eye view of Gettysburg National Military Park's battlefield, head to the Gettysburg Diorama & History Center. The star of this attraction is its large diorama, which is the largest ...

The cemetery, the Battle of Gettysburg, the contradictions of the ... shall not perish from the earth.” In his eulogy for Lincoln two years later, Charles Sumner, a Massachusetts senator and ...