Federals fall back after yet another defeat in the Shenandoah Valley. Confederates invade the north once more and destroy a Pennsylvania town. Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln develop a plan to stop them.
Category: Pennsylvania
The Dedication of Gettysburg National Cemetery
President Abraham Lincoln makes a “few appropriate remarks” during the dedication of the new Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Lincoln Travels to Gettysburg
President Abraham Lincoln boards a special train to attend the dedication of the new Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Confederates Trapped at Williamsport
Leading elements of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia reach the Potomac River at Williamsport, Maryland, but they soon find the bridges destroyed and the river too high to ford. And the Federal Army of the Potomac is in pursuit.
Lee’s Invincibility is Broken
Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia begins retreating from Gettysburg, but the swelling Potomac River threatens to trap Lee in hostile territory.
The Battle of Gettysburg: Day Three
Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia launches a massive, desperate charge to destroy the Federal Army of the Potomac once and for all.