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  2. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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    42-28960. Website. [1] Gettysburg ( / ˈɡɛtizbɜːrɡ /; locally / ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ / ⓘ) [4] is a borough in Pennsylvania and the county seat of Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. [5] As of the 2020 census, the borough had a population of 7,106 people. Gettysburg was the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, the turning point and ...

  3. Gettysburg National Military Park - Wikipedia

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    October 15, 1966. The Gettysburg National Military Park protects and interprets the landscape of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought over three days between July 1 and July 3, 1863, during the American Civil War. Located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the park is managed by the National Park Service.

  4. James Gettys (founder of Gettysburg) - Wikipedia

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    The disagreement escalated and progressed to a physical fight during the General's Parade in Gettysburg in November 1802. On November 15, 1802, Gettys was court-martialed. His trial was held on December 6, 1802, at the home of Major William Sturgeon in New Oxford. Gettys was found guilty of allowing his men to train wearing the black cockade.

  5. Gettysburg Battlefield - Wikipedia

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    The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4-acre (1.6 ha) site of the first shot [G 1] at Knoxlyn Ridge [1] on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east.

  6. Gettysburg National Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    Gettysburg National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania created for Union casualties from the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought between July 1 to 3, 1863, resulted in the largest number of casualties of any Civil War battle but also was considered the ...

  7. Gettysburg College - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .gettysburg .edu. Gettysburg College is a private liberal arts college in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1832, the 225-acre (91 ha) campus is adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield. Gettysburg College has about 2,600 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women.

  8. Gettysburg Address - Wikipedia

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    The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, now known as Gettysburg National Cemetery, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War's ...

  9. Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center - Wikipedia

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    The Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center is a Gettysburg National Military Park facility, with a museum about the American Civil War, the 1884 Gettysburg Cyclorama, and the tour center for licensed Battlefield Guides and for buses to see the Gettysburg Battlefield and Eisenhower National Historic Site . The museum displays artifacts, including ...