Gettysburg, GEHT eez buhrg or GEHT ihz buhrg (pop. 7,490), is a community in southern Pennsylvania that is famous as the site of the Battle of Gettysburg, one of the most important battles of the American Civil War (1861-1865). The battle is described in the article Gettysburg, Battle of. Gettysburg is one of Pennsylvania's small municipal communities that are classified as boroughs.