The three-day Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and one that tipped the scales in favor of the Union, ended 156 years ago on Wednesday. Eleven thousand died, 29,000 more were ...

Thursday marks the final day of the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The battle happened back in 1683 from July 1 to July 3. To commemorate the historic battle, the National Park Service ...

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 soldiers ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — 160 years later and Americans are still remembering what's known as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg. "One of the worst things we could do is forget ...

For the first two years of the Civil War, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, had been the homefront, where residents feared for their husbands, brothers, and sons who were away fighting, and waited for word ...

The Gettysburg National Military Park will host a series of events in July, honoring the legacy of the Battle of Gettysburg. 2025 marks the 162nd Anniversary of the battle, where on July 1, 1863, ...

KIND OF EXPERIENCE. TO SOMEONE FROM A FAMILY HOME CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE DURING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. THE ORDERS CAME AT 4:00 FOR EVERYONE TO GO TO THEIR SALARIES, TO A UNIFORM WORN DURING THE ...

(CBS News) Monday marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. It was fought from July 1-3, 1863, and is considered one of the costliest military engagements in American history, in part ...

From the editorial: "Lincoln's 272-word Gettysburg Address is perhaps the greatest tribute to America's war dead." ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The Battle of Gettysburg, fought and won by the North 150 years ago today, changed American ...

The first Battle of Gettysburg ended about 4 p.m. on July 3, 1863. A little more than 24 hours later the Army of Northern Virginia began its retreat south, followed on July 5 by the Army of the ...

That’s what a Confederate colonel wrote home to his wife as a mass of men in tattered gray approached the town of Gettysburg. He called it a “land of thrift and plenty,” according to author Shelby ...