How brilliant a military leader are you? One of the most important battles of the U.S. Civil War -- and indeed of all U.S. history -- was the battle of Gettysburg. During the three days of July 1 ...

It is noon on July 1, 1863. Confederate and Union forces have accidentally collided near the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg as the Southern soliders went looking for shoes. During the ...

Estimates of the number of men engaged at Gettysburg vary widely ... In the Union service these may be summarized as: Normally, accounts of Civil War battles rely for the numbers of troops rather ...

Gettysburg, the site of the largest and bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, was my favorite from the start. Every visit began at the interpretive center, which I recall being a rather ...

In addition to offering demonstrations with Civil War historians at Gettysburg National Military Park's battlefield every weekend from April through October, visitors can enjoy alfresco dining at ...

The four and 1/4 hour depiction of the historical and personal events surrounding and including the decisive American civil war battle features thousands of civil war re-enactors marching over the ...

Considered the turning point of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg was also the bloodiest, amassing an estimated 51,000 casualties. The three-day conflict took place in July 1863 at what is ...

Dr. Guelzo came to make these selections based on his 15 year career researching and teaching about the Civil War and the battle of Gettysburg. This allows anyone with an interest in the campaign, or ...