Gettysburg Battlefield, PA
You can find Gettysburg National Military Park in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It’s overflowing with over 1,328 monuments, markers, and memorials, all relating to the American Civil War. But when it all began, Gettysburg was just a tiny town.
Up until the summer of 1863, that is, when it became the setting of one of the bloodiest battles in the fight between General Robert E. Lee, his Confederate Army included, and General George Meade’s Union Army.
Visitors today can follow along with the route of the Battle of Gettysburg, from Seminary Ridge and Culp’s Hill to Cemetery Ridge and Devil’s Den. They can also visit David Wills’ house, a museum dedicated to the town.
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Thank you so much for this informative article. We will be travelling through these areas in the next few months. Will bring this list with us for sure.
Surely, Appomattox is a must visit and would bump Palmito from your list of “to seven”. Anyone reading Lincoln’s words that guided General Grant’s terms of surrender will think long and hard on the struggle this nation faced during Reconstruction and the bitter cost of this war.
Mom was born in Keedysville, just a few miles from Antietam. We went there often when visiting uncles, cousins, and other family. Uncle lived in Boonsboro, just a mile or so from the gates of Antietam. One friend’s house is the backdoor to the battlefield and burial site. Across the street from the cemetery is where most of them are buried now.
You can feel and sometimes see the spirits at all the battlefield sites.