Gettysburg. This is the place where Americans fought Americans. This is place where so many came to find reconciliation after one of our nation’s most terrible tribulations. This is the place where millions visit to reflect and to realize Gettysburg’s importance in world history. And through it all, we hear Abraham Lincoln’s words echoing—from the earliest days of our nation to the 21st century.
Trace the outbreak of Civil War from the unfinished work of the Declaration of Independence, and follow its effects through the 21st century through the exhibit galleries in the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War.
Impact of War: In a Larger Sense
Causes of War 1776-1861: Conceived in Liberty
Approach to War: A New Nation
Civil War 1861-1863: Now We Are Engaged in a Great Civil War
Campaign to Pennsylvania: Testing Whether That Nation Can Long Endure
Battle of Gettysburg: Now We Are Met on a Great Battlefield of That War
Aftermath of Battle: The Brave Men Living and Dead
Gettysburg Address: A New Birth of Freedom
Civil War 1863-1865: The Great Task Remaining Before Us
After the War: That These Dead Shall Not Have Died in Vain
Preservation of the Battlefield: Never Forget What They Did Here
