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American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg
Illustration of Union and Confederate soldiers in fierce combat at Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, with fallen men, raised flags, and a cannon at Cemetery Ridge. Robert E. Lee
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George G. Meade, c. 1860-65 Battle of Gettysburg Hancock, Winfield Scott Battle of Gettysburg: Little Round Top Ewell, Richard John B. Hood
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Illustration of Union and Confederate soldiers in fierce combat at Pickett's Charge, Battle of Gettysburg, with fallen men, raised flags, and a cannon at Cemetery Ridge.
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Civil War era cannon overlooks Kennesaw Mountain National Battle. (military, artillery, American history)
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54th Massachusetts Regiment. "Storming Fort Wagner," by Kurz & Allison, c. 1890. Depicts the assault on the S.C. fort on 7/18/1863. American Civil War, 54th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry, 1st all African-American regiment, black soldiers, black history
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D-Day. American soldiers fire rifles, throw grenades and wade ashore on Omaha Beach next to a German bunker during D Day landing. 1 of 5 Allied beachheads est. in Normandy, France. The Normandy Invasion of World War II launched June 6, 1944.
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Battle of Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, lithograph by Kurz and Allison, circa 1888.
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Modified link of Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - Gettysburg and Vicksburg: July 4, 1863. Oct 19, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 02, 2026
Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - Gettysburg and Vicksburg: July 4, 1863. Jan 12, 2026
Add new Web site: National Guard - The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Dec 05, 2025
Add new Web site: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History - Battle of Gettysburg Ends: On This Day, July 3. Oct 22, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - The Battle of Gettysburg: A Timeline. Aug 25, 2025
Questions and answers added. Feb 11, 2025
Add new Web site: American History Central - The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863. Nov 18, 2024
Add new Web site: Digital History - A First-Hand Description of the Battle of Gettysburg. Apr 18, 2024
Changed “roughly10,000” to “roughly 10,000.” Feb 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Gettysburg Pennsylvania Historic Crossroads - Battle History. Dec 05, 2023
Add new Web site: NPS History Electronic Library - Civil War Series - The Battle of Gettysburg. Oct 09, 2023
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Gettysburg Overview. Aug 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Virginia - Gettysburg Campaign. Jun 22, 2023
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The battle of Gettysburg. Apr 29, 2023
Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Gettysburg. Jan 06, 2023
Add new Web site: HistoryNet - Battle of Gettysburg: Fighting at Little Round Top. Oct 06, 2022
Add new Web site: National Geographic Kids - The Battle of Gettysburg. Apr 04, 2022
Corrected display issue. Sep 10, 2020
Article thoroughly revised. Aug 13, 2019
Changed Confederate troop strength to more than 71,000, Union troop strength to about 94,000, Confederate casualties to about 28,000, and Confederate deaths to some 3,900. May 02, 2018
Media added. Mar 22, 2018
Media added. Jul 07, 2017
Media added. Jun 26, 2017
Media added. Jun 13, 2017
Media added. May 31, 2017
Cross-references added. Apr 21, 2017
Add new Web site: PBS LearningMedia - Civil War Overview. Feb 14, 2017
Add new Web site: Mr.Nussbaum - The Battle of Gettysburg for Kids. Dec 21, 2016
Add new Web site: Social Stuidies for Kids - The Battle of Gettysburg. Dec 21, 2016
Add new Web site: HistoryNet- Battle of Gettysburg. Feb 17, 2014
Add new Web site: h2g2 - Battle of Gettysburg. Feb 17, 2014
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Battle of Gettysburg: Timeline and Significance. Feb 17, 2014
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - The Battle of Gettysburg. Feb 17, 2014
Add new Web site: Military History Encyclopedia on the Web - Battle of Gettysburg, 1-3 July 1863. Feb 04, 2013
Add new Web site: United States History - Battle of Gettysburg. Feb 04, 2013
Added mention of Gen. George Edward Pickett and Pickett's Charge. Jul 03, 2012
Added estimates for those killed on both sides in the battle. Nov 17, 2010
Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - Battle of Gettysburg. Dec 29, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - How the Battle of Gettysburg Worked. Nov 06, 2008
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Battle of Gettysburg. Nov 06, 2008
Added new Web site: National Park Service - Gettysburg National Military Park. Oct 05, 2006
Added new Web site: CivilWarAlbum.com. May 10, 2006
Article revised. Mar 31, 2004
Article revised. Feb 16, 2001
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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