The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on the first three days of July in 1863, resulted in more than 51,000 total casualties (dead, wounded, missing, captured), including more than 7,000 dead, yet it began ...

On June 30, 1861 Union Brigadier General John Buford arrived in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania with the 1 st Cavalry Division of 3,000 men. After assessing the situation and consulting with his command ...

Some Gettysburg fans became familar with the cupola on Schmucker's Hall via the film "Gettysburg." They saw John Buford, played by Sam Elliott, peering at approaching Union troops from that high ...

After Gettysburg, historians generally agree, the South could not have won the war. ... The opening battle of Gettysburg, Buford vs. Heth, will be re-enacted at 4 p.m. Friday, July 3.

Dedicated on July 1, 1895, on the 32nd anniversary of the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, this monument to Gen. John Buford is standing almost exactly on the spot from where the gun that ...

He is a focal point of the 1993 film, “Gettysburg,” with Sam Elliott portraying Buford. And a large statue showing Buford with field glasses in hand stands near the entrance of the Gettysburg ...

BUFORD'S STATUE DEDICATED; A Great Force of Soldiers Took Part in the Ceremonies on the Field of Gettysburg Yesterday. Share full article. July 2, 1895.

Attendees gathered at the Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center (SRMEC) Monday for a dinner and the official launch of ...

Here's a description of the scene from on high via the livestreamed site, developed in conjunction with Gettysburg 150. "On July 1, 1863, Union Gen. John Buford looked out from the cupola atop ...