The small town of Gettysburg is located in south central ... As a result, Gettysburg became the site of a significant battle in July 1863, as Confederate and Union forces clashed in a three ...

The roughly 6,000-acre Gettysburg National Military Park surrounds the downtown and is a must for history buffs, especially ...

Today, the park all but surrounds the town of Gettysburg and features 1,300 monuments ... and advocating for the Park Service to manage the park to retain its 1863 appearance. If you’re a history buff ...

In the autumn of 1863, officials decided to disinter the ... He did not mention the town of Gettysburg, or the two sides that were fighting, or even the word “slavery.” Instead, Lincoln ...

It is noon on July 1, 1863. Confederate and Union forces have accidentally collided near the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg as the Southern soliders went looking for shoes. During the ...

This episode opens with a dramatic account of the turning point of war: the Battle of Gettysburg, the greatest ever fought in the Western Hemisphere. For three days, 150,000 men will fight to the ...

Gettysburg 1863 looks at how the slavery and the U.S. Colored Troops ... and the modern importance of this small town just north of the Mason-Dixon line. Note: A volume in the UNC series “Civil War ...