It's safe to say most people around our coverage area know about the Battle of Gettysburg. And yet, with all the interest in the battle itself, people tend to forget (or not know at all) that the three days at Gettysburg were just the culmination of a campaign that took the better part of a month, and would take several more weeks after the battle to finish.
During the Revolutionary War, an estimated 25,000 American service members sacrificed their lives to gain independence from Great Britain. Less than a century later, the fight to preserve the country proved far costlier. Nearly 620,000 Americans were killed in the Civil War, more than in any war involving the United States, before or since. Over […]
During the Revolutionary War, an estimated 25,000 American service members sacrificed their lives to gain independence from Great Britain. Less than a century later, the fight to preserve the country proved far costlier. Nearly 620,000 Americans were killed in the Civil War, more than in any war involving the United States, before or since. Over […]