Visiting Historic Gettysburg, PA

Site of the Bloodiest Battle in U.S. History

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is the site one of the most famous battles ever fought in American history. The three-day battle, which pitted brother against brother, occurred on July 1-3, 1863. In the end, over 51,000 soldiers were dead, wounded, captured and missing. Today, thousands of visitors come to Gettysburg each year to remember and honor those that fought valiantly in a war that is known as the High Water Mark of the Confederacy.

The rolling hills of Gettysburg are beautiful to view, both in the summer months as well as the fall and winter. The National Park Service takes special care of the battlefield and over 1,400 monuments, which are scattered throughout the town and surrounding countryside. It is said that you can stand in one spot in this town and find at least one monument within a 15-foot radius of yourself. The Gettysburg cemetery has over 3,500 interments from the Civil War including one mass grave of unknown soldiers.

Included in the many attractions are homes that are riddled with bullet holes, such as the Farnsworth House, and buildings of historical significance, such as the hotel room in the village square where Abraham Lincoln finished his famous Gettysburg Address. The town also pays tribute to the only woman civilian killed during the war, Jennie Wade. The house where the fatal bullet struck the young woman is still standing as are the two doors that the bullet traveled through to hit its’ unsuspecting mark.