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3 days ago · Gettysburg, PA – “Doors Open Gettysburg” offers an insider’s look at the history of four magnificent battlefield and farm structures at Gettysburg National Military Park. This free event is held during National Historic Preservation Month in cities and towns throughout the United States and internationally.
6 days ago · Fire ultimately forced Major Anderson to surrender. Remarkably, no one died in the bombardment. But 750,000 Americans would be killed before the Civil War ended in 1865. Four years to the day ...
July 1-3, 1863. It is the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and one of the most visited places in the United States, but Gettysburg is still plagued by misinformation. Set the record straight with these ten key facts. Fact 1#: The battle was fought at Gettysburg because of the area road system—it had nothing to do with shoes.
June, 1863. Two hundred thousand are dead and the Civil War is barely half over. Now, General Robert E. Lee aims to move the war from Virginia and win a major battle in the North. He hopes to stoke the fire of a growing peace movement. His 75,000 man army of northern Virginia moves swiftly into south central Pennsylvania.
5 days ago · Alex Garland’s new film, “ Civil War ,” follows two war photographers on a road trip from New York to Washington, D.C., via the blue highways of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The more ...
3 days ago · Guns of Gettysburg. The Ordnance Detachment of the Civil War Dance Foundation presents the Guns of Gettysburg display Monday, May 27, in the Group Lobby from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The unique display will include pre-war weapons, U.S. Rifle-Musket series, imported arms, breechloaders, handguns and edged weapons.
Apr 21, 2024 · The Civil War Round Table of Chicago present programming of interest to devotées of American Civil War history, support preservation of Civil War battle sites, and sponsor a very popular annual battlefield tour. Founded in 1940, The Civil War Round Table of Chicago was the very first of over 200 such Round Tables that now meet around the world.
