Of all of the battles of the Civil War, the one in Gettysburg was the most famous.
The 1863 incident came at an important time in the conflict. The South had come north to invade hostile territory. If it had won in Gettysburg, its forces might have kept going straight into Philadelphia - and forced some sort of truce that would have kept the Confederates open for business. Instead, the North changed the momentum.
When the battle of Gettysburg was over, the various states that had soldiers in the battle couldn't wait to put up some sort of monument to honor their particular representatives. The finished products are all over the park.
Pennsylvania figured it should have one of the grandest, since the battle was fought within its borders. Here's what the residents came up with. The state had more than 34,000 soldiers take part in this part of the war.
This entire park is worth a long, long visit, no matter what you think of military history.
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