Hallowed Ground: a Walk at Gettysburg ( James M. McPherson -GM) Section-Pre Civil War A Confederate victory near Washington

A Confederate victory near Washington could be all the pro-peace platforms in the north needed to defeat Abraham Lincoln in the upcoming election

The real lives of ordinary people who leave their homes and families behind to answer duty's call for this new and inexperienced nation are featured

the 1st Virginia Cavalry

such as a drum from the Battle of Gettysburg with a hidden note inside

Hallowed Ground: a Walk at Gettysburg ( James M. McPherson -GM) Section-Pre Civil War A Confederate victory near WashingtonJames M. McPherson, the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of Battle Cry of Freedom, and arguably the finest Civil War historian in the world, walks us through the site of the bloodiest and perhaps most consequential battle ever fought by Americans: the Battle of Gettysburg. The events that occurred at Gettysburg are etched into our collective memory, as they served to change the course of the Civil War and with it the course of history. More than any other