The 147th New York Infantry entered the Battle of Gettysburg determined to hold the line. By the end of the fighting, nearly 79% of the regiment had become casualties in one of the most devastating experiences any Union regiment endured. In this battlefield walk, we retrace the regiment's movemen...

On October 3, 1889, at the dedication of Maine monuments on the Gettysburg battlefield, Maj. Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain delivered a well-remembered address with the knowledge, experience, and character of one able to speak with authority. Here's a portion of his speech.

Meet four men who all fought for the Union at Gettysburg. They all had different fates. They all left items behind. View the items. Hear the stories. Enjoy the history!

Ranger and historian John Hoptak will profile the life and military record of Major General George Sykes, commander of the Fifth Army Corps at Gettysburg. Despite Sykes’s contributions at Gettysburg, he remains a relatively obscure general officer. This program will illuminate his service on and ...

The 21st Mississippi Infantry marched into Gettysburg with the Army of Northern Virginia, but by the end of the battle many of its soldiers had been killed, wounded, or captured. In this episode, we walk the same ground they crossed, stopping at key locations to trace their attack and explore wha...

On July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, Asst. Surg. James Fulton of the 143rd Pennsylvania Infantry found himself on an odyssey as he tried to find the makeshift hospital for his division's wounded, and to navigate the lack of food and presence of Confederates. Here's Fulton's story, based on his diary.

Corporal William H. Boyd stood in the front ranks of the 2nd Wisconsin Infantry during the first day's fight at Gettysburg. Wounded and left behind, he tied off his wounded leg with a tourniquet made of a stick and suspender. A Confederate stole his canteen. Here's the rest of the story.

The team at Mark's Game Room use on-site visits, expert guides, and a war game to explore what might have happened had one famous "What if" was tried. Check it out!

Elisha Rice Reed, who served in the ranks of the Iron Brigade's 2nd Wisconsin Infantry, suffered wounds in both legs during the first day's fighting at Gettysburg. As a prisoner of war in the Seminary, he watched Pickett's Charge from the cupola of the distinctive brick building.

The monument to Union Captain Henry Fuller is deep in the Rose Woods south of the Wheatfield at Gettysburg. There are no designated trails or paths down to his monument. Because of this, it’s one of the least visited monuments on the battlefield. Fuller was the commander of Company F of the 64th ...

Join Dr. Peter Carmichael, the Fluhrer Professor of History and the Director of the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, for this fascinating examination of the correspondence between John Pardington, an enlisted man in the 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and his wife. In this revealing c...

Some of the most cutting-edge military technology in the world was at Gettysburg - this is the story of the Whitworth guns at Gettysburg. Two original imported British Whitworth cannons stand on Oak Hill on the Gettysburg battlefield. Join historian Darrell Rivers as he discusses the cannons and ...

Get primed for the anniversary by watching The Gettysburg Electric Map like you’ve never seen it before. Photographs, graphics and combat action have been added to enhance the viewing experience.The original map was researched, designed and constructed in the late 1930s and featured electric ligh...

In the mid afternoon of July 2, 1863 the 238 men of the 124th were stationed near Captain James Smith’s 4th NY Battery on the south end of Houck’s Ridge near the rocks of Devil’s Den. To the west was a triangular shaped field leading down to Rose Run and the opposite hillside of pasture, small wo...

Join Ranger Troy Harman and examine how Gettysburg battlefield monuments and their landscaped spaces formed a sacred bridge between the battlefield and otherworldly places.

Did you know that nearly 4,000 Union soldiers from the state of Michigan fought at Gettysburg? Over 1,100 of these men were killed, wounded, or captured fighting on Pennsylvania soil in the Civil War’s greatest battle. Join historian and author Wayne Motts of the Gettysburg Foundation as he explo...

This program will highlight and illustrate Presidential speeches, visits, and letters at Gettysburg and on the battlefield after Abraham Lincoln's seminal address. Twenty-six Presidents have come to Gettysburg to comment or to reflect on its lasting legacy in American history. All took a memory w...

Daniel E. Sickles - General, Politician, Defendant, Ambassador, War Hero, and Commissioner of the NYMC. This program will explore the life of Dan Sickles in the post-war years, his struggle to maintain his reputation as the hero of Gettysburg, and his efforts to create and memorialize a battlefield.