By TIM PRUDENTE For Public Opinion // < ![CDATA[ var requestedWidth = 0; // ]]> // < ![CDATA[ if(requestedWidth > 0){ document.getElementById(\’articleViewerGroup\’).style.width = requestedWidth + “px”; document.getElementById(\’articleViewerGroup\’).style.margin = “0px 0px 10px 10px”; } // ]]>GETTYSBURG — Unlike the rest of Hampton’s Legion, the standard bearer has no facial hair — not the scruffy Confederate [...]
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Busy Union general giving a command performance
By Dick Watson Times Staff Writer Walking through the Union camp west of the 147th re-enactment site Friday, one could see and smell the still smoldering fires from breakfast.
Visitors Center acquires new artifacts
BY SCOT ANDREW PITZER Times Staff Writer Published: Thursday, May 20, 2010 1:10 AM EDT New artifacts of national significance are coming to Gettysburg National Military Park in mid-July, as a result of a $7,012 donation from the Artist Preservation Group. The park announced Wednesday that three artifacts include a battle flag, a coat and [...]
Civil War buffs meet Gen. Meade
By JIM TUTTLE Staff writer Chambersburg Public Opinion On Friday night, about 60 Civil War buffs from around the country gathered in Chambersburg to meet one of the war’s most famous generals – sort of.
Visitor Center celebrates second birthday; tops 1.9 million in visitation
BY SCOT ANDREW PITZER Times Staff Writer Published: Monday, April 19, 2010 7:14 AM EDT The new Battlefield Visitor Center at Gettysburg National Military Park celebrated its second birthday this past week, and the $103 million complex is quickly approaching the 2 million visitation mark.
REMEMBER THESE DAYS?
Remember these days??? They are over, spring has finally sprung. Time to ride the trails at Gettysburg.
An Eisenhower Christmas
December 1-December 31 Sponsored by Gettysburg National Military Park. At the Eisenhower National Historical Site, Gettysburg. Visit Ike and Mamie’s home for the holidays, decorated in 1950′s style. Buses depart at regular intervals from the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center and Museum on Baltimore Pike. Call 338-9114 for more information. Closed on Christmas Day.
Riding the Battlefield at Gettysburg
People ask: “What is it like to ride on the Battlefield at Gettysburg?”. It is an amazing experience. You will see the battlefield the way the armies of the North and South saw it, from the back of a horse. It is a much slower pace than from the automobile tour. You can see [...]
Gettysburg Gets New Lincoln Sculpture
A bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln will be unveiled Nov. 19 at Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. The public will get its first look at the life-sized Lincoln on the 146th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. The sculpture, a gift to the Gettysburg Foundation from philanthropist Robert H. Smith, will be positioned [...]
Gettysburg Diorama
If you are planning on visiting the Gettysburg National Military Park, consider visiting the Diorama at Artillery Ridge Campground. This diorama is a model of the actual Gettysburg Battlefield as it was during the battle. It is accompanied by a 30 minute light and sound show describing the three days of the Battle of Gettysburg. The show is narrated by a [...]