Sep. 26—GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Most people don't fear history in this booming town made famous by the Civil War. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and his horse Traveller are depicted on the Virginia Memorial ...
On June 28, 1863, Robert E. Lee, Confederate General, dared to cross the border and invade Pennsylvania, a Union state. Lee hoped to force Lincoln into negotiations to end the war. Lincoln felt ...
Most Civil War histories evoke the bravura of 19th century military skill, of masses of men moving across open fields to face other orderly masses of men and commence killing each other. Few books ...
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, ...
After the Battle of Gettysburg ended, 43-year-old Basil Biggs, a prominent member of the black community in the once-thriving town, returned to his tenant farm to discover the cost of the largest ...
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