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The Letters of Colonel Rufus Dawes
Commander of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry, Dawes reveals his impressions and experiences during the Gettysburg Campaign.
A Diary of Battle
Colonel Charles Wainwright commanded Union artillery of the First Corps during the battle on July 1.
The Art of Reconnaissance
What went wrong when Longstreet's scouts failed to find the key to the Union flank on July 2nd? Gettysburg Ranger Karlton Smith examines Captain Samuel R. Johnston and his scouting expedition at Gettysburg.
Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain
The commander of the 20th Maine Infantry describes his regiment's defiant stand at Little Round Top.
The Inimitable William C. Oates
Antagonist of Joshua Chamberlain, this bold Alabama lawyer became a champion of Confederate history, then served in the US Army during the Spanish American War. A biography by guest author Glenn LaFantasie.
"Kershaw's Brigade at Gettysburg"
Joseph Kershaw was one of Lee's most steady officers and his South Carolina Brigade was fully tested on the Rose Farm.
"We were left in a critical position."
Medal of Honor winner Charles W. Reed and the 9th Massachusetts Battery at Gettysburg. An insider's view of the battery's incredible experience on July 2 at the Trostle Farm, by Eric Campbell, Park Ranger and author at Gettysburg.
"Never was I so depressed."
The controversy surrounding General James Longstreet at Gettysburg and after, examined by Karlton Smith, Park Ranger at Gettysburg.
"How long did this pandemonium last?"
General John Gibbon on "Pickett's Charge"- his stirring account of the cannonade and infantry attack on July 3.
Those Forgotten Floridians
General Perry's Florida Brigade at Gettysburg by guest author James Studnicki.
"General, I have no division."
The Fame of Pickett's Charge by John Heiser, Park Ranger/Historian at Gettysburg.
"A last futile charge..."
An eyewitness account of the charge and death of Brigadier General Elon J. Farnsworth at the head of the 1st Vermont Cavalry on July 3rd.
"A Boy's Experiences During the Battle of Gettysburg"
The reminiscences of Daniel Skelly, a youthful Gettysburg resident in 1863 who experienced both fascination and terror as the battle engulfed his community.
"These Were Bitter Days"
The experience of Sallie Myers, Gettysburg school teacher turned nurse, who wrote
of her experiences forty years after the battle: "How A Gettysburg Schoolteacher
Spent Her Vacation in 1863"
The Great Reunion of 1913
In 1913, over 54,000 veterans of the Civil War reunited at Gettysburg for a four day celebration to observe the 50th anniversary of the battle. The event became a celebration of America.
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