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  1. 1 day ago · Of the many Civil War sites located across the country, one consistently stands out as most popular: Gettysburg. The site of the epic three-day battle between Union and Confederate forces in July 1863, this small Pennsylvania town is inundated with visitors every year, approximately 1 million of whom come to walk some part of Gettysburg’s roughly 6,000-acre national battlefield park that’s ...

  2. May 2, 2024 · Across the field from Cemetery Ridge is the Confederate position at Seminary Ridge. The Gettysburg Battlefield Commission completed the Culp's Hill Observation Tower in 1896. Since that time, is has been a primary location which people can view and study the terrain of the battlefield. The Culp’s Hill Observation Tower is a 60-foot tall metal ...

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  4. May 11, 2024 · The Maps of Gettysburg: An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 – June 13, 1863. New York: Savas Beatie, 2007. · Murray, R. L. A Perfect Storm of Lead, George Sears Greene's New York Brigade in Defense of Culp's Hill. Wolcott, NY: Benedum Books, 2000. · Petruzzi, J. David, and Steven Stanley. The Complete Gettysburg Guide. New York ...

  5. 1 day ago · The Battle of Gettysburg ( locally / ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ / ⓘ) [14] was a three-day battle in the American Civil War fought between Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

    • July 1–3, 1863
  6. 2 days ago · Embark on the self-directed walking journey along the Seminary Ridge Trail, the site of the initial conflict in the Battle of Gettysburg! Union and Confederate forces fiercely clashed over this vital ridge and its makeshift infirmary. This tour takes you back to the fraught days of July 1863, providing a window into the experiences of the ...

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    • May 4, 2024
    • Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, 17325, Pennsylvania
  7. 4 days ago · As of 2008, the National Park Service unit managed 1,320 monuments and markers, 410 cannons, 148 historic buildings, and 41 miles (66 km) of roads (8 miles of them, unpaved). [2] The largest concentration of monuments is at the Gettysburg National Cemetery, where President Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address .

  8. 3 days ago · Back to the battlefield. On a Friday morning in April, I mounted my Kia Soul and set out on my first battlefield tour of the new season. The first stop was northeast of Winchester, Va., the site ...