The inhabitants of Gettysburg, who hid in their homes as snipers exchanged fire within the town, were called out to clear bodies after the battle. Today, America's wars are more distant.
The significance of the Gettysburg Address
The Party of Lincoln's nominee returned to the site of his greatest speech, to attack the faith in democratic government that Lincoln so carefully fostered.
How a re-creation of its most famous battle helped erase the meaning of the Civil War.
On the 50th anniversary of Gettysburg veterans who fought on both sides of the battle retook the field and embraced.