One of the bloodiest battles in American history is being remembered 160 years later. The Battle of Gettysburg, in addition to its ferocity, is known as a major turning point in the Civil War.
“This obviously is not something we could have done on our own. People in Williamsburg have been caring about this property for so long. I will tell you that if any one of our parts had failed the house of cards would have come down. This is a big win,” said Mary Koik, director of communications of the Battlefield Trust.
"This parcel of land checks every box. From pre-contact to the colonial period, from enslaved Africans to Emancipation to Reconstruction, from Revolutionary War entrenchments to Civil War battlefield, hospital and gravesites. It is both Virginia and American history.”