News on Gettysburg

Gettysburg's Annual Remembrance Day Parade

2010-11-29T14:53:22Z

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The Gettysburg Address - Abraham Lincoln's "Little Speech"

2010-11-29T14:53:00Z

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Leading Into Battle

2010-11-29T14:33:44Z

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Battle of Gettysburg

2010-11-29T16:00:07Z

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A look at the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam

2010-11-29T16:00:19Z

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Confederate generals of the Civil War

2010-11-29T16:00:14Z

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The Battle of Gettysburg: Why did Robert E. Lee order Pickett's Charge?

2010-11-29T16:00:07Z

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Touring American Civil War battlefields

2010-11-29T16:07:00Z

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The role of cavalry in the American Civil War

2010-11-29T16:00:13Z

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The Battle of Gettysburg's impact on the Confederacy

2010-11-29T16:00:09Z

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Tips for visiting Gettysburg, PA

2010-11-29T16:06:49Z

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What makes Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address so famous?

2010-11-29T16:00:19Z

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Was "Pickett's Charge" a Premeditated Death Sentence?

2010-11-29T14:51:12Z

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Video game reviews: American Conquest, Divided Nation (PC)

2010-11-29T15:24:06Z

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Soldier's Story: President Lincoln Speaks at Gettysburg

2010-11-05T06:58:30Z

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Gods and Generals

2010-11-30T13:04:20Z

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The Battle of Gettysburg

2010-11-30T12:57:55Z

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Restaurant reviews: Springhouse Tavern, Gettysburg, PA

2010-11-29T15:10:41Z

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Book reviews: The Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara

2010-11-04T15:00:13Z

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Travel to Gettysburg PA

2010-11-03T10:21:49Z

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Biographies: Michael Shaara

2010-11-04T14:52:28Z

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Historic presidential speeches: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address vs. FDR's "Day of Infamy"

2010-11-04T14:51:22Z

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What are the levels of Bloom's taxonomy?

2010-11-04T14:07:04Z

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Fourth of July independence celebrations across the US

2010-11-04T13:50:04Z

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Abraham Lincoln - The Gettysburg Address

2010-11-02T13:52:44Z

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US Civil War | War Trivia | Facts on Civil War | Trivia | War

2010-11-02T20:38:34Z

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GETTYSBURG

2010-11-02T17:30:43Z

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From Pickett's Charge to Barrack Obama

2010-11-02T18:35:49Z

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Books on Women in the Civil War

2010-09-21T14:48:52Z

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What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?

2010-11-05T11:22:51Z

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John Singleton Mosby

2010-11-02T16:05:25Z

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James Longstreet

2010-11-02T16:06:32Z

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How the Battle of Gettysburg Worked

2010-11-02T16:06:15Z

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Gettysburg casino plan ignites modern battle

2010-09-01T08:15:28Z

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters Life!) - Plans to build a casino on the edge of America's most famous Civil War battlefield have sparked a modern-day battle that resonates beyond southern Pennsylvania.

Opponents of the proposed Mason-Dixon Resort & Casino told a publ...

Casino proposed near battlefield splits Gettysburg

2010-08-30T11:30:12Z

Casino proposed near Gettysburg battlefield divides townspeople in an old American resort

The town where the Civil War's tide-turning battle was waged is fighting dissension in its own ranks over a casino that would rise near its historic battlefield.

This is the second time in five years that Gettysburg, Pa., has fought over a casino. This time it's the Mason Dixon Resort & Casino proposed within a mil...

Greenmount, Pennsylvania Area Motels

2010-11-02T14:38:21Z

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Preservation group backs Gettysburg casino plan

2010-08-23T11:45:22Z

Gettysburg casino proposal picks up support from historic battlefield preservation association

A proposal to build a new casino near the Gettysburg battlefield has picked up support from a historic preservation association that aims to protect the battlefield from development.

Last week, the Budget cuts put Arizona peak where cavalry fought on list of endangered Civil War battlefields

A Southwestern desert peak where cavalry clashed nearly 150 years ago has joined an annual list of the nation's most endangered Civil War battlefields because state budget cuts are set to close the park that marks the site.

Picacho Peak in Arizona, the Western frontier in the battle between the North and the South, was ...

Top 10 Civil War Sites: From the Battlefields to Appomattox

2010-11-02T15:56:04Z

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Real Haunted Houses in Pennsylvania

2010-10-25T11:44:16Z

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The Confederate Retreat from Gettysburg

2010-11-03T09:10:25Z

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American Civil War Tours

2010-10-25T04:33:04Z

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Gettysburg Horseback Tours

2010-10-24T15:32:47Z

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How to Travel to Gettysburg, PA on a Budget

2010-10-22T08:37:48Z

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Atm july95

2010-10-26T21:33:11Z

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Making Sense of Robert E. Lee

2010-10-26T21:33:19Z

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35 Who Made a Difference: Ed Bearss

2010-10-26T21:34:08Z

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Destination America: Hallowed Highway

2010-10-26T20:37:47Z

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Paul Philippoteaux

2010-10-22T09:23:56Z

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John Buford

2010-10-22T09:12:20Z

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Woman and Her Era

2010-10-22T09:10:12Z

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Experience history with TwHistory

2010-10-21T11:38:30Z

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The Civil War Battle of Gettysburg

2010-11-03T09:09:36Z

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Brothers in Arms: Civil War Laboratory

2010-10-26T20:33:15Z

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Military Must-Reads

2010-06-16T11:40:26Z

Military Must-Reads

In his New York Times best-selling memoir, Beyond Band of Brothers, Maj. Dick Winters states, "War brings out the worst and the best in people. Wars do not make men great, but they do bring out the greatness in good men." If your

Gettysburg Address Displayed at Smithsonian

2010-10-26T20:37:02Z

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Bush tours Gettysburg battleground site

2010-04-16T14:41:01Z

Bush tours Gettysburg battleground site, gets sneak peek of new visitor center

President Bush brushed up on his Civil War history Friday, touring the battleground of Gettysburg, the site of one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War.

Normally for a $55 fee, visitors to the Wall Street.

Instead, it was about a massive 360-degree panorama depicting a key US Civil War battle fought in farmland in Pennsylvania, which ...

Gettysburg A Model for Civil War Tourism?

2010-04-16T13:10:34Z

GETTYSBURG, Pa. This weekend's grand-opening celebration of a $103 million visitor/museum facility in Gettysburg is prompting some Richmonders to consider whether the project could be a model for Richmond.

With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War approaching in 2011, the potential for commemorative tourism is significant in both places, even though they appeal in different ways.

Gettysburg stands alone in the nation...

The Battle of Gettysburg - the Turning Point of the War

2010-09-09T07:51:20Z

On Independence Day, 1863, the last thing on the minds of most Americans was celebrating freedom. Just outside a small town called Gettysburg, in Adams County, Pennsylvania, almost 50,000 men were casualties of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, the battle that was soon recognized as the turning point of the war.

Confederate General Robert E. Lee had succeeded in defeating Union General Joseph Hooker's forces at Chancellorsville, Virginia, in May of 1863. Lee and his Army of North...

How to Teach the Civil War

2010-10-19T10:17:20Z

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Home to Hallowed Ground

2010-11-02T14:55:38Z

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Customized Civil War battlefield tours

2010-09-09T23:08:42Z

Hired Guides Can Customize Civil War Battlefield Visit

Would you like your Civil War history seasoned with baseball trivia? Spritzed up with a winery tour? Do you long to dissect the Battle of Antietam with a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian?

Hire a guide.

As the 150th anniversary of the war between the states approaches, starting with Restored Gettysburg Cyclorama Will Be Displayed Next Year

The Gettysburg "cyclorama," a 360-degree painting of an important event in Civil War history, is scheduled to go back on public display next September.

The 1884 oil painting has been undergoing restoration since 2003. When it is unveiled to the public next year, it will be housed in a new museum and visitor center, which is scheduled to open in April...

Gettysburg Cyclorama getting facelift

2010-09-09T22:21:52Z

Iconic Gettysburg Cyclorama Gets Facelift; Will Be Ready Next Year

Slowly but surely, a 123-year-old oil painting designed to place viewers in the middle of the climactic, ill-fated Confederate assault on Union Army troops during the Battle of Gettysburg is returning to its former glory in a new home.

A team of conservators has begun installing the 14 orig...

Gettysburg painting getting new home

2010-09-09T22:15:20Z

Iconic Gettysburg Cyclorama Getting New Home, Restoration; Painting to Go on Display Next Year

A team of conservators has ...

Ken Burns Tours

2010-10-08T11:47:37Z

FILE- This May 3, 2005 file photo shows tourists as they look out over historic Gettysburg battlefields near a statue honoring the 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry in Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pa. Filmmaker Ken Burns is partn...

Civil War Medal of Honor

2010-10-29T08:01:03Z

In an undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Historical Society Alonzo Cushing, left, poses with, from left, Capt. L. Kipp; Major Clark; Lt. Col. Joseph Taylor; Major General E.V. Sumner; Capt. Samuel Sumner; Surgeon Hammond; Lt. Col. Lawre...

Health Care Dependents

2010-04-01T12:16:36Z

In this Tuesday, March 30, 2010 photo, Patti Lawson, right, and her daughter Katie Byrne, 22, are photographed on the campus of Gettysburg College, in Gettysburg, Pa. Byrne is a college grad and no longer covered on her mom's health plan, and her temporary job doesn't o...

Smithsonian Renovation

2010-04-08T19:42:33Z

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell recites the "Gettysburg Address" on opening day at the National Museum of American History after the completion of renovations in Washington, on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn M...

Obama

2010-04-13T13:51:21Z

President Barack Obama is presented with a replica of the Gettysburg Address during a visit to Ford's Theater to mark the Abraham Lincoln bicentennial Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan V...