It's safe to say most people around our coverage area know about the Battle of Gettysburg. And yet, with all the interest in the battle itself, people tend to forget (or not know at all) that the three days at Gettysburg were just the culmination of a campaign that took the better part of a month, and would take several more weeks after the battle to finish.
In June 1863, as the Civil War raged on, the Confederate Army invaded Pennsylvania and had plans to take the state’s capital, Harrisburg, and possibly Philadelphia. The Confederates would have
In June 1863, as the Civil War raged on, the Confederate Army invaded Pennsylvania and had plans to take the state’s capital, Harrisburg, and possibly Philadelphia. The Confederates would have