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2 re-enactments give Gettysburg a new skirmish

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:49:50 -0400

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania - This summer, the Battle of Gettysburg will happen twice.

This Week in the Civil War

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:04:27 -0400

This Week in The Civil War, for week of Sunday, June 16: Fighting in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley.

Fate of Gettysburg's Distelfink drive-in uncertain

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 07:04:24 -0400

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania - For a restaurant that borrowed its name from the Pennsylvania Dutch symbol for good fortune, a yellow finch, the Distelfink Drive-In in Gettysburg has become one hard-luck establishment.

Gettysburg readies for 150th anniversary of battle

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 12:12:43 -0400

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania - The commemoration of this year's 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will include amenities that soldiers would have relished 150 years ago.

Project remembers Civil War-era women

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 07:23:24 -0400

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania - "Women Behind These Walls" is a project coming soon to Gettysburg that will educate visitors on the experiences of women civilians who lived in town during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Pa. readies security for Gettysburg's 150th

Thu, 30 May 2013 13:17:54 -0400

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania - An onslaught of tens of thousands of visitors is expected, beginning this month, for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, and Pennsylvania and local police are advising people to trust their instincts and report suspicious activity.

Pa. farm where Gettysburg battle raged reopens

Mon, 27 May 2013 17:08:48 -0400

PITTSBURGH - A central Pennsylvania farm that was the scene of fierce fighting during the three-day Civil War battle of Gettysburg has reopened to visitors as a foundation and the National Parks Service work to restore the battlefield to the way it looked a century and a half ago.

Gettysburg readies for 150th anniversary of battle

Sun, 26 May 2013 20:46:34 -0400

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania - The commemoration of this year's milestone anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will include amenities that soldiers would have relished 150 years ago.

Ahead of Memorial Day, vet shares with students

Sun, 26 May 2013 06:15:05 -0400

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania - Just days before America honors its war dead on Memorial Day, high school students in York Springs got a chance to hear first-hand accounts from some of the men who served during World War II and lived to tell about it.

Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:29:01 -0400

VICKSBURG, Mississippi - Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg - so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4.

Postal Service honors Brady Gettysburg photo

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:51:33 -0400

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania - A picture taken by famed Civil War photographer Matthew Brady depicting three Confederate soldiers captured at the Battle of Gettysburg is part of the U.S. Postal Service's commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the pivotal battle.