July 3rd holds a significant place in world history, marking moments of triumph, transformation, and cultural milestones ...

The Battle of Gettysburg saw excessive heat and a severe thunderstorm, likely piling on the casualties to the biggest battle ...

Battlefield guide Jeffrey Harding and Penn State University professor Jon Nese provide opening remarks for the lesson about how weather impacted the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.

Gettysburg was no ordinary battle. These maps reveal how Lee lost the fight. The distinctive terrain—from its hills and ridges to its rocks and fields—played a pivotal role in the July 1863 ...

Jun. 30—GETTYSBURG — It's been 160 years since Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia ventured into the Pennsylvania crossroads town of Gettysburg in what became the largest battle ever ...

The Battle of Gettysburg took place over three grueling days, July 1-3 in 1863. It occurred as a result of Confederate (South) General Robert E. Lee’s ambitious invasion into the North, and ...

This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. It was mid-June in 1863, and Union soldiers were on the move, ...

Gettysburg National Military Park is ranked #1 out of 12 things to do ... It was here that Confederate troops clashed with Union soldiers for three days in July 1863, ... Map. Previous: Things to do.

On July 2, 1863, the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg unfolded around both houses. The 1808 Bushman home is a two-story stone house with a brick addition. During the Civil War, the house was a ...

Gettysburg National Cemetery: Dedicated by President Lincoln in November 1863, this is the final resting place for more than 3,500 Union soldiers killed in the Battle of Gettysburg. It’s also the site ...

Review the map shown in the clip. What trends do you see? Who ... Having learned about Jeffrey Harding and Jon Nese’s project studying the weather during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, ...

Now, more than a century and a half after the Civil War’s seminal three-day battle — from July 1-3, 1863 — officials at the Gettysburg National Military Park continue to ensure the 6,000 ...