While many may consider Gettysburg to be the defining battle of the American Civil War, that’s usually because people simply ...

This story appears in the May 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. At the time of the Civil War, camera shutters ... nor record images in the midst of battle. So newspaper publishers ...

gaining insight into why it's considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. Gain valuable insights from local historians and licensed battlefield experts. Tour the ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

The American Civil War was the first major conflict ... from snapping even the most graphic of post-battle images to illustrate the horrors of war. Several of the images in this gallery are ...

It provides detailed walking and driving tours for the main monuments, such as the National ... seasoned Civil War historian. With concise facts and anecdotes of war generals during battle ...

After watching excerpts from the episodes Chandler Tintype and Civil War Letters, each of which looks at how blacks were involved on both sides in the fighting of the Civil War, students engage in ...

Led by a Civil War expert, you'll ride through ... There's no cost to drive through Gettysburg National Military Park and explore the battlefields. It's also free to enter the Gettysburg National ...