(WTAP) -On November 19, 1863, at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil ...

Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address during the dedication ceremony at Gettysburg National Cemetery. 162 years ...

Today, our Nation marks the 162nd anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, the brief yet immortal speech through which President Abraham Lincoln transformed ...

Famous for its defining role in the Battle of Gettysburg, this unassuming small town in Pennsylvania is a profound testament ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Battle of Gettysburg is underway for the second time in a week and tourists are converging in droves even if the outcome of the Civil War’s pivotal encounter has been known ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Monday’s Hometown Heroes are bringing Civil War history to life this week. Gettysburg National Military Park will commemorate the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg ...

Some listeners were startled; a newspaper reporter later wrote that Lincoln’s speech “passed unnoticed by many”; another ...

Just the name evokes emotion, and in many, more questions than answers. This place was the site of the most important battle of the Civil War. In a three-day battle between Union and Confederate ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The National Park Service will commemorate the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg this July with events throughout the famed battlefield. The events will run from ...

Old news can be illuminating! The Philadelphia Inquirer on June 30, 1863, printed a colorful report of the June 28 burning of the Columbia-Wrightsville bridge to prevent Confederate forces from ...

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. A version of the article below was originally published at HNN. On the eve of the ...