The Civil War, Rewritten: What If the Battle of Gettysburg Had Machine Guns? Here’s how the U.S. Army is wargaming alternative history to enhance its weapons strategies.

An unexploded artillery shell was discovered at Gettysburg National Military Park on Feb. 8, host to one of the bloodiest but most decisive battles of the Civil War.

In the summer of 1863, Union and Confederate soldiers met at Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Today, archaeologists are still finding remnants from the bitter three-day battle.

The gun was part of the Westmoreland Historical Society’s Civil War battle reenactment and encampment at Historic Hanna’s Town.

News Gun from Civil War found in trash can at Gettysburg Walmart Updated: Jan. 26, 2024, 12:49 p.m. | Published: Jan. 26, 2024, 9:26 a.m. By Zahriah Balentine | [email protected] ...

During the Revolutionary War, an estimated 25,000 American service members sacrificed their lives to gain independence from Great Britain. Less than a century later, the fight to preserve the ...