Gettysburg Day 1 - Passing Into Legend And ... The division was only lightly engaged at Chancellorsville and 22nd New Jersey's position did not even appear on the day by day maps that the Park ...

A fateful meeting A commercial map published in Philadelphia soon after the battle—waged from Wednesday, July 1, through Friday, July 3—shows the convergence at Gettysburg of General Meade’s ...

On July 1, Gen. George Reynolds arrived with the First Corps to assist Buford. Reynolds opened the battle but was struck by a bullet and killed before noon. His death set the tone for the day.

Since I’m a lifelong resident of Gettysburg, I get asked a lot of questions about visiting Gettysburg in the summer. It’s a good time to visit because there are lots of things to do, but you ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Memorial Day was commemorated in Gettysburg with the start of the ninth annual "100 Nights of Taps" to honor the more-than 23,000 Union soldiers who died on the battlefield ...

On July 1, 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces approached Gettysburg from the north and west in a bid to crush the Army of the Potomac as Union troops scrambled north.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - On the second day of fighting at Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee listened to scouting reports, scanned the battlefield and ordered his second-in-command, James ...

The Sunday Patriot-News produced a special section in June 1963 to commemorate the centennial of the Battle of Gettysburg.Reporter James W. Brann compiled first-person accounts of the battle.

On Wednesday, July 1, 1863, the Battle began. The sky was covered by cumulostratus clouds. It was 76 degrees (24.4 °C) and there was a light breeze.