Gettysburg isn’t just for history buffs and Civil War nerds. Plan your visit with this guide.

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Civil War artillery shell discovered at Gettysburg

U.S. Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 55th Ordnance Company destroyed an unexploded round discovered at Gettysburg National Military Park. (Courtesy of 20th CBRNE Command/Army) An ...
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Guide to new Civil War museum: Gettysburg Beyond the Battle

This weekend, the Adams County Historical Society will open the Gettysburg Beyond the Battle Museum. The grand opening will take place on Saturday and Sunday at 625 Biglerville Road in Cumberland ...
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Beyond the Battle Museum explores story of Gettysburg before, during, and after the Civil War

KIND OF EXPERIENCE. TO SOMEONE FROM A FAMILY HOME CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE DURING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. THE ORDERS CAME AT 4:00 FOR EVERYONE TO GO TO THEIR SALARIES, TO A UNIFORM WORN DURING THE ...
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Unexploded artillery shell from Civil War found in Gettysburg

Gettysburg National Military Park officials discovered an unexploded artillery shell this week at the Central Pennsylvania historic site during a rehabilitation process of the park. The unexploded ...
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Civil War-era cemetery in Gettysburg announces capital campaign

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A long-time cemetery in Gettysburg announced it will be launching a capital campaign to support a ...
Ever After in the Woods

This Unique Pennsylvania Museum Retells Civil War Battles With Tiny Cat Soldiers

Discover a Pennsylvania museum where Civil War history is recreated through imaginative scenes with tiny cat soldiers.

From Gettysburg to Minneapolis: How the American Civil War continues to shape how we understand contemporary political conflicts and their dangers

More than 160 years after the defeat of Confederate forces at Gettysburg, the Civil War continues to have an enduring hold on the American political consciousness – shaping the way we view the past ...
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Gettysburg tells the story of more than a battle − the military park shows what national ‘reconciliation’ looked like for decades after the Civil War

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 ...
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Cats and cannons collide at Gettysburg’s feline-themed Civil War museum

This story originally appeared on Spotlight PA. Before cats ruled the internet, the felines ran the battlefield. At least, that’s history as told by Gettysburg’s Civil War Tails at the Homestead ...
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Unexploded Civil War-era device found in Gettysburg National Military Park

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Gettysburg National Military Park announced the discovery a Civil War-era unexploded artillery shell on Wednesday, Feb. 8. According to the park, the shell was found within ...
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Gettysburg reenactment honors 159th anniversary since the Civil War battle

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — It’s said the Civil War pitted brother against brother. For the ancestors of Eddie Roberts of Tennessee, that phrase was all too true. “My grandfather, Brigadier William P. Roberts ...