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 ...

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. A version of the article below was originally published at HNN. On the eve of the ...

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The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Monday’s Hometown Heroes are bringing Civil War history to life this week. Gettysburg National Military Park will commemorate the 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg ...

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, ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The 162nd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg was commemorated with a series of reenactments of the famous Civil War battle throughout July Fourth weekend. The reenactments took ...

The Battle of Gettysburg, in 1863, was one of the pivotal turning moments in American history. Those who took part in the battle, on both sides, were affected by it for life. So too were the families ...

WGAL NEWS EIGHT. ALL RIGHT, JAKE, THANK YOU. AND TODAY IN ADAMS COUNTY, WE’RE MARKING 161 YEARS SINCE THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. IT WAS TURNING POINT. IT WAS A TURNING POINT IN THE CIVIL WAR WHERE THE ...

Old news can be illuminating! The Philadelphia Inquirer on June 30, 1863, printed a colorful report of the June 28 burning of the Columbia-Wrightsville bridge to prevent Confederate forces from ...

After the Battle of Gettysburg ended, 43-year-old Basil Biggs, a prominent member of the black community in the once-thriving town, returned to his tenant farm to discover the cost of the largest ...