During the Civil War, the house was a staging ground for ... as defensive works for Union sharpshooters.The rental home program is a three-year pilot that will provide funding support for the ...

It also displays artifacts uncovered during the restoration, including Civil War ammunition ... Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. The residence was commandeered by Confederate sharpshooters ...

Nearly 80 years after his death, the last Union Civil War veteran buried in Adams County was honored Sunday during a ceremony ...

“Our visitors will now have an extraordinary opportunity to stay in two of the battlefield’s historic homes,” Kristina Heister, superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park, said in a news ...