The National Park Service presents Exploring the Real Thing—your guide to curriculum-based programs at National Park sites in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia.
Did You Know?
Major General George Gordon Meade, commander of the Union "Army of the Potomac" at the Battle of Gettysburg, was assigned to command the army just three days before the battle. He was honored in 1896 with an equestrian statue at Gettysburg National Military Park.