Jeffords, however, would not recover, becoming the highest-ranking officer to die of a bayonet wound in the Civil War. This week marks the 154th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg ...

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Whether you’re interested in the Civil War or just looking for a scenic drive through vibrant downtowns ... Today, the park all but surrounds the town of Gettysburg and features 1,300 monuments, 400 ...

and memoirs,” noted Civil War scholar Allen Guelzo offers us an anthology of eyewitness accounts by many of the people who took part in the Gettysburg Campaign, naturally concentrated on the great ...

"Incidents of the war: A harvest of death." The three days of conflict at Gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Courtesy: Library of Congress ...

much as they did for most major battles in the war. Harman does an excellent job in showing readers the ways in which waterways, rail lines, and roads tended to bring the two armies together at ...

When members of Eugene M. Connor American Legion Post 193 noticed that the Civil War-era cannon in Legion Park was showing signs of disrepair, they decided to use some of the money they received ...

"The Civil War was the most important event ... Head up the gentle slope of Cemetery Hill, where the "Gettysburg Address" was delivered, and where Union artillery repelled all Rebel approaches.

Despite being a film about the Civil War, there was a relative absence of slavery from Gettysburg and script details failed to consider the causes of the Civil War. 12 Years A Slave, which was ...

This will be 47 years and it’s still going strong. Area history buffs are encouraged to visit the annual Ohio Civil War/World War I & II Show at the Richland County Fairgrounds in Mansfield.

Alex J. Hayes The roughly 6,000-acre Gettysburg National Military Park surrounds the downtown and is a must for history buffs, especially those with an interest in the Civil War. It was here that ...