(CBS News) Monday marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. It was fought from July 1-3, 1863, and is considered one of the costliest military engagements in American history, in part ...

On July 1, 1863, Confederate and Union soldiers clashed in and around Gettysburg, Pa., in what would become the turning point - and the bloodiest battle - of the Civil War. Soldiers fought for three ...

For the first two years of the Civil War, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, had been the homefront, where residents feared for their husbands, brothers, and sons who were away fighting, and waited for word ...

Reenactors take part in a demonstration of a battle during ongoing activities. AP Reenactors watch a demonstration of a battle. AP Tripp McMillan of the Overland Park, Kan., portraying a Confederate ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — The Gettysburg National Military Park is commemorating the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg with walking tours, talks and reenactments this weekend. The three-day battle ...

That’s what a Confederate colonel wrote home to his wife as a mass of men in tattered gray approached the town of Gettysburg. He called it a “land of thrift and plenty,” according to author Shelby ...

Most people think of Gettysburg, PA, as a summer destination—the kind of place you visit when the fields are green and the ...

A great book history lovers should pick up is "I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg," by Lauren Tarshis. I found this book enjoyable, interesting and informational. The genre of this book is historical ...