where the Confederates suffered a devastating defeat that turned the tide of the bloodiest conflict in US history. Gettysburg is also where President Abraham Lincoln delivered what is recognized ...

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought between July 1 ... Some 3,155 Union troops were killed, while 3,903 Confederates died. The Union victory there marked the turning point of the war, the same ...

Famous for leading the ill-fated "Pickett's Charge" at Gettysburg, George Pickett was a West Point graduate who joined the Confederacy after Virginia's secession. At Fredericksburg, Pickett's men ...

Little did they realize that it was a diversion. Over fifteen thousand soldiers of Pickett's division and brigades from the Confederate I and III Corps surged toward the Union left flank ...

Getty Images Some turned up with the Confederate flag - which is used ... who travelled to the Gettysburg site from West Virginia on Saturday, told the Washington Post newspaper.

Gettysburg National Military Park was established in 1895 ... and the impact the surge of Confederate and Union forces had on these now-storied places. This history has long been told through the lens ...

“Voices from Gettysburg: Letters ... sterling example is a reminiscence of the mutual cannonade preceding the Confederate assault on Union lines on July 3. Charles D. Page, of the 14th Regiment ...

Saturday marks the 154th anniversary of one of the turning points in American history - the start of the Battle of Gettysburg. Over three days, Union troops held off Confederate soldiers ...

One of the most important battles of the U.S. Civil War -- and indeed of all U.S. history -- was the battle of Gettysburg ... as the Confederate Army of North Virginia, commanded by Robert ...

The topic was Gettysburg — what mistakes, large or small, did the Confederates make that led to the Southern defeat? The debate was heated and furious. Tempers were at the boiling point.

Inside this intimate museum in central Gettysburg, you'll find more than 4,000 artifacts from various historical periods. Noteworthy items include a Confederate flag used at the First Battle of ...

the roughly 6,000-acre Gettysburg National Military Park is a must for history buffs, especially those with an interest in the Civil War. It was here that Confederate troops clashed with Union ...