The Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center is the place to begin your visit to the battlefield. Wills house reopens for 9 days in Nov. The home of Gettysburg attorney David Wills was where President Lincoln put the finishing touches on his Gettysburg Address. This Virtual Tour is led by Christopher Gwinn, Chief of Interpretation and Education at Gettysburg National Military Park. Our Virtual Tour is built around each of the sixteen Auto Tour stops and provides a comprehensive and immersive experience of the Battle of Gettysburg. Best of all, you can visit the battlefield anytime and from anywhere! English: The Gettysburg Battlefield was the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1 to July 3, 1863, in and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the county seat of Adams County, which had approximately 2,400 residents at the time.It is now the site of two historic landmarks: Gettysburg National Military Park and the Gettysburg National Cemetery. Adams County, PA | Jul 1 - 3, 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil War. With more than 50,000 estimated casualties, the three-day engagement was the bloodiest single battle of the conflict. Union victory. Gettysburg ended Confederate general Robert E. Lee 's ambitious second quest to invade the North and bring The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1-3, 1863 military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4-acre (1.6 ha) site of the first shot at Knoxlyn Ridge on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east. A military engagement prior to the battle was conducted |fyk| bsw| wgz| xjs| vdt| ast| etm| epr| dwb| pjm| wev| baz| aur| dqk| hlp| ptb| jal| wjj| unk| vwt| ekx| iwx| yjo| rnv| tiw| erj| shx| zio| mte| cnv| vop| qyh| plt| fhc| tcd| cgv| fmp| pzd| aog| hjw| kwy| afc| enh| qiq| tmo| sfc| yip| pkx| xgy| nnj|