Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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Gettysburg- Troops marching in Gettysburg the day of Lincolns address. November 1863.

History tells us that the people of the United States of America have had their mettle tested repeatedly. Doubts were raised during the Civil War in 1861 as to whether this young nation would survive. The Civil War is evidence that Cain’s legacy lives on, when brother fought against and killed brother. The casualty rate

American Civil War Uniforms- The Union and the Confederacy wore different uniforms to distinguish from eachother during the Civil War. The Union typically wore navy blue long frock coats while the Confederates wore grey on frock coats that were a tad shorter.

At the start of 1863, the North has overwhelming numbers on the battlefield, but only for a limited time. If it fails to destroy the Confederacy before summer, the terms of service for more than 100,000 volunteer troops will be up, leaving President Lincoln short of troops to carry on the war.

Historical article on the Union defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg on July 2, 1863.

The Daniel Lady Farm, on the Hanover Road east of Gettysburg, was used as a Confederate Field Hospital. Robert E. Lee used this residence for a council of war on July 1, 1863. Photo by: Michael Noirot www.BattlefieldPortraits.com/ ThisMightyScourge.com/

The American Civil War Museum is more than a collection of artifacts, we are educators and storytellers connecting the Civil War and its legacies to current culture.

The Gettysburg Ghosts are strange like ghost beings who have been sighted at Gettysburg Pennsylvania where on July 3rd 1863 during the American civil war the armies of the Confederacy and the Union fought a bloody battle were many men died. The state of Pennsylvania is considered to be one of the most haunted states in American. At Gettysburg throughout the years there have been reports of strange ghost like people resembling Union and Confederate soldiers. At the Farnsworth inn built in…

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GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Nearly 150 years ago Gen. Robert E. Lee made a daring move -- taking his Army of Northern Virginia north into Pennsylvania, betting on a ...

End of the Civil War handshake--looks like it was at a veterans' reunion 50 years or so later.

Meades HQ at Gettysburg

Gettysburg Battle Map 1863

This year marks the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. From July 1 – July 3, 1863 the bloodiest battle in the entire American Civil War waged around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania between Union Major General George Gordon Meade’s Army of the Potomac and Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. This is Day 1 of the Battle of Gettysburg. Battle of Gettysburg – Day 2 Battle of Gettysburg – Day 3 On June 3, 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia…

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