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Civil War artillery shell discovered at Gettysburg
An unexploded artillery shell was discovered at Gettysburg National Military Park.
‘Gettysburg’ star Jeff Daniels unearths ancestral connection to battle
The actor, who won acclaim for his role as Joshua Chamberlain in "Gettysburg," found a personal connection to the event in PBS' 'Finding Your Roots.'
By Melissa A. Winn
Stripping military bases of Confederate names stirs passions
Fort Pickett’s namesake is Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett, best remembered for a failed Confederate assault at Gettysburg that became known as Pickett’s Charge.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Four sailors treated and released following suspected hot-work fire aboard USS Gettysburg
The guided-missile cruiser was undergoing a maintenance and modernization availability in Norfolk, Virginia, when "a small fire" broke out Wednesday.
Revisiting the Battle of Gettysburg finale
The Army of the Potomac began the battle with 83,289 men. In three days it suffered total losses in killed, wounded and missing of 17,684 men, or 21.2 percent.
By Richard F. Welch