which established Lincoln Cemetery. Biggs was born a free man in the slave state of Maryland and later moved to Gettysburg, where his farm was ruined during the July 1863 battle. Biggs played a ...

The cemetery, the Battle of Gettysburg, the contradictions of the United States and the ideals of the Declaration of Independence were far more important than he could put into words. Lincoln ...

It was 145 years ago today, the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, began. Two mighty armies – the Army of the Potomac under Union Maj. Gen. George Meade and the Army of Northern Virginia ...

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 ...

Caring for a historic painting that is 142 years old, 12 tons in weight, four stories tall, and longer than a football field is no easy feat.

from an abolitionist inviting you to sign a petition to end slavery to a musician playing taps on a battle-worn cornet. November 19 marks the anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers’ National ...

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 ...

including McPherson's Ridge (where the battle essentially began), Pickett's Charge and Gettysburg Cemetery, where you'll listen to a reading of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Because the ...