Compared with the overtly classical content and tone of Everett’s speech, which was intended to elevate the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War to epic status, Lincoln’s words and message w ...

“With malice toward none, with charity for all,” even after four years of horrific war.

The Battle of Gettysburg, too, was explicitly a family affair. Many families sent soldiers who fought on opposite sides, including, as one reenactor recites to me by heart, the Walker brothers, the ...

November 19 marks the anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg where Lincoln gave his famous address, and the site hosts numerous events in recognition of the ...

The Showing of “A Gettysburg Christmas” Movie coincides with the Festival It’s so exciting to see my hometown transformed into an old-fashioned holiday wonderland ...

Lee’s Rebels after his win at Chancellorsville two months earlier. Four months after Gettysburg, President Lincoln honored the Union fallen and redefined the war’s purpose with his stirring ...

where Abraham Lincoln put the final touches on the Gettysburg Address. Previous travelers say the tour blends the right amount of history and spookiness. If a one-hour ghost tour seems too short ...

EXPLAINS WHY THE OUTAGE WAS NEEDED. PARTS OF LINCOLN SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN GETTYSBURG HAD NO POWER FOR FOUR HOURS FRIDAY. MET-ED ...

The most popular route for tourists is the Lincoln Line, which travels between downtown's Gettysburg Transit Center and the Eisenhower Hotel & Conference Center. This trolley line includes a stop ...