But in practical terms, that is, men physically present, the Army of Northern Virginia apparently numbered about 77,000 men at the beginning of June, and the Army of the Potomac about 115,000-- plus ...

The year was 1913, and it was July – a month marked by heavy air and hot summer sun. George Thom, an elderly citizen from Hutchinson, boarded a train that was heading southeast to ...

Caring for a historic painting that is 142 years old, 12 tons in weight, four stories tall, and longer than a football field ...

A park that was the site of fierce fighting during the Battle of Hanover has a new name, in honor of the Union soldiers that ...

The Gettysburg National Military Park is undertaking a conservation cleaning of its historic "Battle of Gettysburg" cyclorama painting. The cleaning, which happens roughly every decade ...

The 18th Pennsylvania Cavalry then retreated north past ... Lee until the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, which deprived Lee of his "eyes and ears" when they were most needed during ...