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When deaths from the Civil War exceeded the burial capacity of the Washington, D.C. area, the quartermaster general for the Union army was tasked with locating a site for a singular national cemetery large enough to allow for all the anticipated burials for the remainder of the war. The large estate across the Potomac River, which was owned by Robert E. Lee, served the purpose. Confiscating the property was an added measure of revenge, since Lee was...
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Nearly two million people visit Gettysburg National Military Park annually, but most of those visitors possess only a rudimentary knowledge of the battle and restrict their travel to the well-established tourist routes. Few know the stories behind the monuments that dot the battlefield, but those back-stories are often as fascinating as the story of the battle itself. In their award-winning So You Think You Know Gettysburg? the Gindlespergers had...
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This book describes over 200 different sites in Gettysburg's National Military Park. More than 270 color photographs are accompanied by maps showing where each photo was taken. Narratives describe the sites and what took place in the immediate area describing some lesser-known stories behind the battle.
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