One of the most poignant personal stories of the Battle of Gettysburg is the death of Sgt. Amos Humiston of the 154th New York Infantry. Discovered on the battlefield clutching a photograph of his children, his name was lost in the fog of war. A year before he died, a poem foreshadowed the event.

On July 4, as Confederate forces withdrew from Gettysburg, Col. Charles S. Wainwright rode along the base of Culp's Hill and the furthest advance of Pickett's Charge to see the scenes of carnage and debris in the aftermath of battle. He shared his observations in his journal.

One of the most epic charges of the Battle of Gettysburg occurred on day 2. With no substantial force to contend with the oncoming tide of Confederate infantry, General Winfield Scott Hancock turned to the 262 men of the First Minnesota. Without hesitation, these men went into the fray and came o...