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Battle of Gettysburg

HUGE Civil War Anniversary

The Frederick News-Post, Md. | Ed Waters Jr. | Posted 06.17.2013 | DC
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- A town used to visitors is preparing for its biggest-ever tourism program. Between 25,000 and 30,000 visitors per day are expected...

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America's Turning Point: Vicksburg and Gettysburg

Conrad Black | Posted 06.07.2013 | Books
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Conrad Black

2013-06-06-Conradbookcover.jpgAfter Vicksburg and Gettysburg, the American aptitude for war would not be questioned again for a very long time. No one except Lincoln and the senior officers of both armies had imagined that the decisive climax of the American constitutional project could be such a noble and terrible combat.

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150 After Battle, Drummer To Recreate Reunion March

Reuters | Posted 05.26.2013 | Politics
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By Jeffrey B. Roth PITTSBURGH, May 25 (Reuters) - Fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the bloodiest of the U.S. Civil War, a s...

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Transformed by History: Gettysburg College's Call to Service

Janet Riggs | Posted 05.29.2013 | College
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Janet Riggs

When the Civil War made its way to Pennsylvania, Gettysburg College stood in its midst. Forty eight of the 116 students enrolled in the College at that time abandoned their studies and joined Company A, 26th Pennsylvania Emergency Militia Regiment.

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President Obama and the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address

Michael Tomaso | Posted 01.19.2013 | Politics
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Michael Tomaso

Next year, on November 19, 2013, we get to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the speech that set the moral compass for "a new birth of freedom."

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Lincoln Film Offers Opportunity to Take a Deeper Look at Aspects of Lincoln's Presidency

Kate Kelly | Posted 01.19.2013 | Entertainment
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Kate Kelly

For Americans, the mere mention of "Four score and seven years ago..." brings to mind President Lincoln giving the address he delivered at Gettysburg 149 years ago on November 19, 1863. But what else do we know about the occasion?

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