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 ...
YOU CAN STILL SEE IT. THE ONLY THING YOU GOT TO BE ABLE TO DO IS WALK UP 32 STEPS UP A LONG SET OF STAIRS, BACK A DARK HALLWAY. IT’S AN ICONIC PIECE OF SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY HISTORY. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN ...
The distinctive terrain—from its hills and ridges to its rocks and fields—played a pivotal role in the July 1863 battle whose victory revitalized the Union. In remembranceMonuments, like the one ...
Our appreciation and respect for Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is enhanced by an awareness of the fascinating ...
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 ...
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 ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Battlefield guide Jeffrey Harding and Penn State University professor Jon Nese provide opening remarks for the lesson about how weather impacted the ...
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — 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 Longstreet, ...