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July 3rd holds a significant place in world history, marking moments of triumph, transformation, and cultural milestones ...
On this day before our Independence day, The Battle of Gettysburg ended, signaling the end of the Civil War that took over 600,000 lives. The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil ...
Before the Civil War, the biggest thing to happen in Gettysburg was a new railroad. Finished in 1858, it connected the Pennsylvania farm town to Hanover Junction some 20 miles away.
Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished ...
This weekend, the Adams County Historical Society will open the Gettysburg Beyond the Battle Museum. The grand opening will take place on Saturday and Sunday at 625 Biglerville Road in Cumberland ...
The Battle of Gettysburg raged from July 1 through July 3 in 1863, and was the turning point of the American Civil War. CBS ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 ...
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...
In eight battles of the Civil War, over 3,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed. The battle in which the most people were killed was the three-day engagement at Gettysburg, PA, where an ...
The shell likely dates back to the 1863 battle, the commander of the US Army's 55th Ordnance Company said. Gettysburg National Military Park The still-live shell could have "killed a dozen people ...
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The 160th-anniversary reenactment of one of the biggest battles in the Civil War has been scheduled for this weekend. The reenactment in Gettysburg will be from June … ...