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Gettysburg National Military Park
Civil War Battlefield

Historic Site Historic Site
Open to the public
Things to do and see
Self guided auto tour route maps are available. The park also offers a Licensed Battlefield Guide Service for tours in your own vehicle or with a guide on a tour bus (seasonally offered). A wide variety of interpretive programs are offered April through October, but the core season for programs is mid-June through mid-August. There are walking tours, bicycle tours, campfire programs, and living history demonstrations. There are also programs designed specifically for student groups.
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Location
97 Taneytown Road
Gettysburg, PA


Contact information
(717) 334-1124

On the Web
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The Rummel Farm from the Confederate artillery positions
The Rummel Farm from the Confederate artillery positions
The small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was the site of the largest battle ever waged during the American Civil War. Fought in the first three days of July 1863, the Battle of Gettysburg resulted in a hallmark victory for the Union "Army of the Potomac" and successfully ended the second invasion of the North by General Robert E. Lee's "Army of Northern Virginia". Historians have referred to the battle as a major turning point in the war, the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy." It was also the bloodiest single battle of the war, resulting in over 51,000 soldiers killed, wounded, captured or missing.
On February 11, 1895, congressional legislation was signed to establish Gettysburg National Military Park as a memorial dedicated to the armies that fought that great three-day battle. Gettysburg National Military Park incorporates nearly 6,000 acres, with 26 miles of park roads and over 1,400 monuments, markers, and memorials.

Since 1933, the National Park Service has cared for Gettysburg National Military Park as a symbol of America's struggle to survive as a nation, and as a lasting memorial to the armies and soldiers who served in that great conflict.

The site where these two great armies clashed was first preserved by a small group of patriotic citizens and later by the country as a whole.



Courtesy Bill Dowling Photography
Courtesy Bill Dowling Photography

 
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