Gettysburg
a borough in S Pennsylvania: Confederate forces defeated in a crucial battle of the Civil War fought near here on July 1–3, 1863; national cemetery and military park.
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Hood, himself, was wounded at Gettysburg, losing the use of his left arm.
At Last, The U.S. Military Won't Have Bases Named After Confederates | W.J. Hennigan | May 24, 2022 | TImePickett’s 1863 charge at Gettysburg has been called “the high-water mark of the Confederacy.”
At Last, The U.S. Military Won't Have Bases Named After Confederates | W.J. Hennigan | May 24, 2022 | TImeFor most of the combatants, he says, Gettysburg was “the biggest thing that ever happened to them in their lives.”
Checking into a haunted hotel? Here’s how to make the most of it. | Liz Langley | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostOne of them, on Singer Farm, has been operating since 1915Any route that connects Gettysburg to Jefferson’s Monticello and Madison’s Montpelier is so deeply steeped in history that beauty is a bonus.
His nickname, given to him at the Battle of Gettysburg and which he kept for the rest of his life, was Stonewall Jim.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Going to Gettysburg was another in a long line of attempts, some more successful than others, to feel my way back there.
Lou's valedictory has been acclaimed, without sarcasm, as baseball's Gettysburg Address.
The Stacks: The Day Lou Gehrig Delivered Baseball’s Gettysburg Address | Ray Robinson | July 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLee put the blame for Gettysburg on himself, which was a rare and noble thing to do, then retreated, and kept on fighting.
Could we be on the precipice of a seeing the GOP engage in a massive Battle of Gettysburg-type clash?
But Gettysburg was, in very truth, a counsel of desperation, undertaken when the South was bleeding from many a vein.
Stone's River | Wilson J. VanceSuch might have been the case, had Gettysburg been won, or had that battle never been fought.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals | T. C. DeLeonAfter Gettysburg and Vicksburg, came a lull in the heavier operations of the war.
Four Years in Rebel Capitals | T. C. DeLeonThe homes of many who were engaged stood within sound of the Gettysburg cannon.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XII | John LordSince Picketts charge at Gettysburg there had been no more hopeless movement in the annals of the war.
The Civil War Through the Camera | Henry W. (Henry William) Elson
British Dictionary definitions for Gettysburg
/ (ˈɡɛtɪzˌbɜːɡ) /
a small town in S Pennsylvania, southwest of Harrisburg: scene of a crucial battle (1863) during the American Civil War, in which Meade's Union forces defeated Lee's Confederate army; site of the national cemetery dedicated by President Lincoln. Pop: 7825 (2003 est)
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