Gettysburg As They Saw It: The Battlefield the Soldiers Knew (Shaun C.GRENAN/AMP) soldier For James Longstreet

For James Longstreet

Brown’s subsequent trial further divided north and south on the issue of slavery as Brown justified his violent actions to a national audience forced to choose sides

Wood was a keen observer of details during his time in the Western Theater

John Calhoun

“Holding Charleston by the Bridle

Gettysburg As They Saw It: The Battlefield the Soldiers Knew (Shaun C.GRENAN/AMP) soldier For James LongstreetSince July 4th, 1863, the Gettysburg battlefield has been changing. The hundreds of thousands of men, horses, wagons, and cannon changed the face of the landscape forever during the three horrific days of battle. After the armies moved on, the fallen were buried, the hospitals closed up, and throngs of tourists began to arrive over the decades. The millions of tourists, alongside modern industry, construction, roads, restaurants, entertainment,