How brilliant a military leader are you? One of the most important battles of the U.S. Civil War -- and indeed of all U.S. history -- was the battle of Gettysburg. During the three days of July 1 ...

Even American civilians, who had thought final victory was near were sobered ... "This is undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war and will, I believe, be regarded as an ever-famous ...

“To speak as the slave would, to say that we are as happy for the Civil War as most Americans are for the Revolutionary War, is to rupture the narrative.” ...

the anguish of death in battle and the grief of families at home. Archival images of 16,000 photographs, taken from a total of 1 million pictures of the Civil War, along with period paintings ...

"Incidents of the war: A harvest of death." The three days of conflict at Gettysburg resulted in 51,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Courtesy: Library of Congress ...