Gettysburg National Military Park

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Notes

• Designation Date: 02/11/1895

• The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, the Union victory that ended General Robert E. Lee's second and most ambitious invasion of the North. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Rebellion", Gettysburg was the Civil War's bloodiest battle and was also the inspiration for President Abraham Lincoln's immortal "Gettysburg Address".

Contact

Gettysburg National Military Park

GETT_Superintendent@nps.gov

1195 Baltimore Pike Gettysburg, PA 17325 US

Links

• The Henry Slocum Monument (Credit: NPS Photo)
• Official NPS Page

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