Gettysburg

The Historic Railroad Station at Gettysburg

As fighting in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, broke out on July 1, 1863, wounded and dying soldiers flooded into town, and the Gettysburg railroad station became one of the battle’s first field hospitals. After railroad service was resumed, traffic consisted primarily of wounded soldiers being shipped away, and by the end of July, nearly 15,000 wounded troops had passed through the Gettysburg station. The entire first floor is currently used as a museum, open daily and free to the general public. It contains models, diagrams, exhibits, and artifacts found during renovation [...]

American Civil War Museum at Gettysburg

The American Civil War Museum in Gettysburg contains more than 35 scenes and over 300 life-size wax figures, intended to give the visitor an understanding of the causes and consequences of the Civil War, as well as some familiarity with the leading personalities who shaped the conflict. A self-guided tour presents a concise history of the Civil War era and the Battle of Gettysburg with remarkable realism through life-sized dioramas. At the end of the tour visitors experience a re-creation of the Battle of Gettysburg, followed by an animated Abraham Lincoln’s deliverance of the Gettysburg [...]

Gettysburg National Military Park Museum

The Museum and Visitor Center at the Gettysburg National Military Park has tons of exhibits and information that help orient visitors to the Park and the epic Civil War battle that took place there. The museum reviews the Civil War from beginning to dramatic end, featuring items from their massive collection of Civil War and Gettysburg artifacts. In addition to the museum, the Visitor Center houses the fully restored Gettysburg [...]