A rare sight is planned for Gettysburg, Pa., during the Fourth of July weekend, marking the 152nd anniversary of the battle that many say changed the course of the Civil War.
Visitors to the town just 60 miles northwest of Baltimore will see more than 25 artillery pieces firing, unusual even at what is arguably the most famous battlefield in America.
“Artillery played a major role in the Battle of Gettysburg, and some historians go so far as to claim that the Federal artillery’s superiority in number, placement, mobility, handling and better ammunition made victory possible,” Bradley M.