WGAL NEWS EIGHT. ALL RIGHT, JAKE, THANK YOU. AND TODAY IN ADAMS COUNTY, WE’RE MARKING 161 YEARS SINCE THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. IT WAS TURNING POINT. IT WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE CIVIL WAR WHERE THE ...
Today, our Nation marks the 162nd anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, the brief yet immortal speech through which President Abraham Lincoln transformed ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers ...
KIND OF EXPERIENCE. TO SOMEONE FROM A FAMILY HOME CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE DURING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. THE ORDERS CAME AT 4:00 FOR EVERYONE TO GO TO THEIR SALARIES, TO A UNIFORM WORN DURING THE ...
On July 1, 1863, Confederate and Union soldiers clashed in and around Gettysburg, Pa., in what would become the turning point - and the bloodiest battle - of the Civil War. Soldiers fought for three ...
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — 160 years later and Americans are still remembering what's known as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg. "One of the worst things we could do is forget ...
ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. — The Battle of Gettysburg lasted from July 1 through July 3, 1863. While it was 161 years ago, the history and significance of the battle are as strong today as it has ever been, ...
Lincoln Cemetery was established in 1867, two years after the Civil War ended. Courtesy of the Adams County Historical Society At the edge of a busy emergency room parking lot in Gettysburg, ...