Battle of gettysburg

The Gettysburg Cyclorama painting depicting Alonzo Cushing's cannon during Pickett's Charge.

Today we want to share some lesser-known Gettysburg facts about the famous battle, possibly info you already knew, just a bit more in-depth.

What became known as the turning point of the Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg, 150 years ago this July

Battle-field of Gettysburg. Culp's Hill

The American Civil War saw the rise of many new technologies, from weaponry to medical advances. An aspect of this were the changes taking place in the

The bloody engagement halted Confederate momentum and forever changed America.

The Battle of Gettysburg

On July 1, 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg began. We remember the Irish Pennsylvania Fighting 69th who "put up a magnificent fight that saved the Angle and killed any chance that Pickett’s charge could succeed."

By mid-1863, Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia had humiliated the Union in the battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. They seemed unbeatable—yet when they met the Union's blue-shirted troops in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in July, General Lee was outdone at last. The three-day Battle of Gettysburg was a badly needed win for the north. But like all victories, it came with a

1863 Battle of Gettysburg

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By the start of the third day of the battle the Union forces had moved into a fish hook formation, starting at Culp's Hill and ending at Little Round Top. General Lee would try to split the Union line by attacking its center. He would order roughly 12,000 men to charge across the Emmitsburg Road and up Cemetery Ridge. This would become known as Pickett's Charge and was unsuccessful. Lee realizing that is army had been beat retreated back into Virginia on July 4.