Gettysburg National Military Park

As part of his plan to reach Washington DC, General Robert Lee and the Confederate armies had engaged in various assaults with Union Troops in prior days with neither side gaining a decisive advantage over the other. On July 3, 1863, the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Union troops repelled…

This finding aid describes the Ian W. Brown Papers, part of the NPS History Collection.

Gettysburg National Military Park, in partnership with the Alabama Department of Archives and History and Gettysburg Foundation, now brings to its visitors the opportunity to see a unique artifact closely tied the Battle of Gettysburg. The flag returns to Gettysburg for the first time since 1863!…