“For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o’clock on that July afternoon in 1863.” So starts a powerful passage by ...

This Day In Weather History is a daily podcast by Chris Mei from The Weather Network, featuring stories about people, communities and events and how weather impacted them. Between July 1 and 3, 1863, ...

The three-day Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and one that tipped the scales in favor of the Union, ended 156 years ago on Wednesday. The Union fielded 90,000 troops in the ...

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 ...

After the Battle of Gettysburg ended, 43-year-old Basil Biggs, a prominent member of the black community in the once-thriving town, returned to his tenant farm to discover the cost of the largest ...

For the first two years of the Civil War, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, had been the homefront, where residents feared for their husbands, brothers, and sons who were away fighting, and waited for word ...

The town of Gettysburg is in high gear after years of preparation to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the historic Civil War battle--events expected to generate about $100 million for a local ...

Weather seems to have played a major role in some of history’s most important moments, especially in warfare. The Battle of Gettysburg, over a century and a half ago, proved to be one of the bloodiest ...

On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln visited Gettysburg to dedicate the Gettysburg National Cemetery, the final resting place for thousands of soldiers killed during the battle several ...

When Robert E. Lee looked out over the land at Gettysburg, 150 years ago this week, what could he see? Not much, says Middlebury professor of geography Anne Kelly Knowles. That is her conclusion based ...

During Independence Day weekend, the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will bring three days of battles and history to the Daniel Lady Farm.

The Battle of Gettysburg celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, and re-enactors from across the country have flocked to southern Pennsylvania in their quest to recount the history of this ...