This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Battle of Gettysburg Remains a Turning Point in Civil War
A lengthy account recounts Gettysburg as a pivotal Civil War battle with Union and Confederate forces roughly equal in strength. It covers campaign maneuvers from Winchester to Harrisburg, Reynolds and Meade's commands, the three days of fighting including Pickett’s Charge, and the heavy casualties on both sides. The piece notes Lee’s retreat to face Grant at Appomattox and reflects on the battle’s enduring significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward B. Clark
Ashington
Gettysburg
Getty Thurg
Richmond
North
Chancelloraville
Robert &. Lee
Pennsylvania
James Longstreet
Richard
Mwell
A. P. Hill
Lee
Meade
Getttysburg
John F. Reynolds
W. S. Hancock
Daniel Hickles
George Sykes
John Sedgwick
O. Howard
H. W. Slocum
Confederat
Cettysburg
Robert Tkee
Winchester
Potomac River
Maryland
Hooker
Stuart
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
Susquehanna Valley
Jubal A. Early
York
Thenes
Wrightsville
Lea
General Wallock
George Gordan Eada
Armiéa
Gettysburghegen
Reynolds
Fifth
Hanover
Walon
Abner Doubleday
Mississippi
New York
Mirsissippi
Doubleday
Seminary Ridge
Hancock
Cemetery Hill
Rock Creek
Howard
Slocum
Sickles
Longstreet
Hill
Ewell
Tiune
Round
Weed
United States
Round Top
Pickett
George Edward Pickett
Picket
Zook
Farnsworth
Graham
Barnes
Gibbon
Warren
Barlow
Butterfield
Semmes
Pender
Garnet
Armistead
Barkedale
Kemper
Kimbal
Hood
Heth
Johnson
Trimble
Grant
Appomattox
Battle of
North Virginia
Virginia
Corse
Second Corps
Unionr
Union
PBUAM