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

Our appreciation and respect for Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is enhanced by an awareness of the fascinating ...

"The Angle" where the Union army held during the decisive battle known as "Pickett's Charge." (Photo by WBAL's Steve Fermier) On July 2, 1863, Confederate forces had pushed the Union Army eastward ...

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

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 ...

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

Brigadier General Strong Vincent, a Waterford native, is best known for his heroic defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Vincent's leadership was evident prior to Gettysburg, particularly during ...

Throughout our nation’s history, there have been many incredible moments, ones which we still discuss with reverence today.

A Civil War canon stands silent, overlooking the killing fields at Gettysburg. The town of Gettysburg lies in Adams County at the extreme southern edge of Pennsylvania and on the border with the state ...

The bold signatures on the Declaration of L Independence registered the birth of a nation on July 4, 1776, as every Fourth of July orator is proud to relate. But the oratory frequently overlooks the ...