This outstanding volume by author Eric Wittenberg opens by introducing us to John Buford and the men he led. The narrative provides a concise account of Buford's role in the Gettysburg Campaign, ...

Later this week, we will mark the anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, a pivotal moment in our nation's history. The battle was fought hundreds of miles from here, but it's important for all of us ...

Last week marked the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg, the most famous battle of the Civil War. The Union victory on July 1-3, 1863, checked the northern invasion of Robert E. Lee and is considered the ...

Join the Shippensburg Civil War Roundtable Nov. 18 for a talk on Aaron Jerome, Gettysburg’s signalman, presented by historian ...

This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. A version of the article below was originally published at HNN. On the eve of the ...

At 11 a.m. on dreary, rainy Saturday, July 4, 1863, as Gen. Robert E. Lee’s battered Army of Northern Virginia was retreating from Gettysburg, a train chugged into the Lancaster station at Queen and ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Eric Wittenberg is an Author with four videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2014 Speech. The year with the highest average number of views per program ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The 160th-anniversary reenactment of one of the biggest battles in the Civil War has been scheduled for this weekend. The reenactment in Gettysburg will be from June 30 to ...