Around 4:00 p.m., Union positions north and west of Gettysburg broke. Federal troops retreated through town to Cemetery Hill and Culp’s Hill, forming a fishhook-shaped line along Cemetery Ridge.

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On Sunday, May 18, the Newtown Historical Society in conjunction with the C.H. Booth Library presented “Gettysburg — Three ...

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An electrical map that depicted troop movements and points of interests during the battle of Gettysburg.

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This small Pennsylvanian town played a key role in America’s history. Today ... smoke and gunfire covered the landscape as the Battle of Gettysburg raged in this town in southern Pennsylvania.