Battle of Gettysburg

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• 6/24/18
  

  The Little-Known Reason for the Battle of Gettysburg

  by Declan Cronin and Catherine L. Thompson

  The Confederates marched on Gettysburg on account of their need for … shoes.

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• SOURCE: The Washington Post
  7-1-14
  

  Campaign launched to preserve Lee’s headquarters at Gettysburg

  The two-story house was built in 1834 and at the time of the battle was occupied on one side by Mrs. Mary Thompson, know locally as the Widow Thompson.