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 ...
Throughout our nation’s history, there have been many incredible moments, ones which we still discuss with reverence today.
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 ...
While many historians have written about the tactics and strategy employed during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, they generally overlook the mental and physical demands of the Soldier. For the Army of ...
In his latest book, Gettysburg National Park Service Ranger and adjunct professor at Penn State Troy Harman provides a non-traditional look at the Battle of Gettysburg, contesting the claim that the ...