In the case of the Gettysburg Campaign, Union "Present for Duty" figures were reported on 30 June for most formations, while comparable Confederate figures are available for different units over the ...
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 ...
The Seminary president at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg was an ardent abolitionist who was slated for capture when the Confederates invaded Gettysburg. He evaded the troops by going into ...
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 ...
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.
While singular events are viewed in the context of the moment, a high-water mark is a mystery of timing. It can only be ...
By Brandon Fey, News Editor Few symbols of Gettysburg are as iconic as that of President Lincoln delivering his famous ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
With the Union overtaking Confederate forces, the tide of the war changed, and our country was never the same. Gettysburg was America's bloodiest battle with, in just three days, 51,000 casualties.
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 ...