Gettysburg Memorial Day Parade Is One Of The Oldest In The Nation Gettysburg is known as the place where history was made—but ...

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 during ...

On June 28, 1863, Robert E. Lee, Confederate General, dared to cross the border and invade Pennsylvania, a Union state. Lee hoped to force Lincoln into negotiations to end the war. Lincoln felt ...