Winfield Scott Hancock marker Gettysburg battlefield

A marker erected on Hancock avenue in 1888 shows where Hancock was wounded during Pickett’s charge. Continue reading “Winfield Scott Hancock marker Gettysburg battlefield”

Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg 1863

source : ‘the American civil war story’ BBC history magazine

In the first days of july 1863, two simultaneous military victories for the Union seemed to turn the tide in the war. Continue reading “Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg 1863”