Battle of Gettysburg

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Deutsch: Die Schlacht von Gettysburg fand vom 1. bis zum 3. Juli 1863 bei der Kleinstadt Gettysburg in Pennsylvania wenige Kilometer nördlich der Grenze zu Maryland statt. ( Exzellenter Artikel)
English: The Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was the battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War and is often described as the war's turning point.


  • The battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 3d. 1863, Hand-colored lithograph by Currier and Ives
    The battle of Gettysburg, Pa. July 3d. 1863,
    Hand-colored lithograph by Currier and Ives
  • This 1863 oval-shaped map depicts Gettysburg Battlefield during July 1–3, 1863, showing troop and artillery positions and movements, relief by hachures, drainage, roads, railroads, and houses with the names of residents at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg.
    This 1863 oval-shaped map depicts Gettysburg Battlefield during July 1–3, 1863, showing troop and artillery positions and movements, relief by hachures, drainage, roads, railroads, and houses with the names of residents at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg.
  • Gettysburg Battlefield from original surveys. Palmer 1916.
    Gettysburg Battlefield from original surveys.
    Palmer 1916.
  • Soldiers National Monument at the center of Gettysburg National Cemetery
    Soldiers National Monument at the center of Gettysburg National Cemetery
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