Soon afterwards, the historic map will be cut into four pieces before being stored in a nearby Civil War-era barn. Park Service officials have yet to decide upon a new venue for the 60 year-old, ...
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) – On the second day of fighting at Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee listened to scouting reports, scanned the battlefield and ordered his second-in-command, James ...
Dr. Brad Gottfried’s “The Maps of Gettysburg” illustrates the action of the Battle of Gettysburg, showing the topography, unit locations and movements. We took a closer look in a new Author Spotlight.
Officials say they plan to try to auction off a large electric battlefield map that for decades helped Gettysburg visitors understand the crucial Civil War battle - but they may be forced to destroy ...
Our appreciation and respect for Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is enhanced by an awareness of the fascinating ...
The Gettysburg National Military Park will host a series of events in July, honoring the legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg. 2025 marks the 162nd Anniversary of the battle, where on July 1, 1863, ...
History is everywhere in Gettysburg. You can’t avoid it, but that’s the point. The cannons, monuments, statues, cemeteries…they’re all here as lasting reminders of courage and sorrow. And most ...
AFTER the battle of Chancellorsville the Confederates were much encouraged by the general condition of affairs. The army of the Potomac kept losing men by expiration of enlistment, until we had less ...
Like any proper British officer, Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of El Alamein has a passing tactical knowledge of the Battle of Gettysburg. But for West Pointer Dwight Eisenhower, the Confederacy’s ...
THIS book comprises the pages numbered 451 to 694, both inclusive, of the third volume of the Comte de Paris’s History in the American edition. It contains, in addition to the appendices to the larger ...