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 ...

GETTYSBURG — It’s been 160 years since Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia ventured into the Pennsylvania crossroads town of Gettysburg in what became the largest battle ever fought in North ...

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Explore Gettysburg National Military Park, where pivotal Civil War historyshaped American heritage and still resonates today.

President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, one of the most famous speeches in United States history, at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on this day in history, Nov.

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 ...

HONORED. A NEW FIGHT TO RESTORE A HISTORIC HOME ON THE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD. THE KLINGLE HOUSE AT THE CENTER OF CONFEDERATE ATTACKS. IN JULY 1863 NEEDS WORK. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REHABBED THE ...

The National Park Service is leasing the historic Michael Bushman and John Slyder houses on Gettysburg battlefield for overnight stays starting on May 24.“Our visitors will now have an extraordinary ...