The clash at Hanover kept Confederate cavalry commander J.E.B. Stuart away from Robert E. Lee’s army at a critical moment in ...

TURNING IT INTO A LIVING LESSON. BECAUSE MY ANCESTOR FOUGHT AND DIED HERE, HE GAVE THE ULTIMATE PRIZE MORE THAN 160 YEARS AFTER THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, ONE VOLUNTEER GUIDE IS MAKING SURE THE ...

The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...

The 163rd anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will be commemorated with a three-day reenactment event. Events will take place from July 3 to July 5 at the historic Daniel Lady Farm in Gettysburg.

Colonel Strong Vincent, a 26-year-old Union brigade commander, was a key figure in the Battle of Gettysburg. Vincent's Third Brigade endured a grueling march to Gettysburg, arriving exhausted on July ...