Gettysburg

Gettysburg, the chief town of Adams County, Pennsylvania, on the summits of several hills, 50 miles S.W. of Harrisburg. It is memorable as having been the scene of a battle (July 2-3, 1863), sometimes regarded as the most decisive of the War of Secession, between General Meade and the Confederate General Lee, in which the B'ederals were victorious. Several monuments commemorate the event.