[High Water Mark at Gettysburg, PA]

The three-day battle in 1863 produced the greatest bloodshed of the Civil War. Monuments, tours, and photographs were produced rapidly to commemorate the fallen. The memorial cemetery opened in 1864. John Batchelder designed this 1892 monument and wrote Gettysburg: What to See and How to See It in 1873. In 1891, the Pennsylvania Railroad sold tourist packages that included Gettysburg. In 1895, the battlefield became a National Military Park with 600 acres and 320 monuments to Federal troops.