if lee would've turned back towards dc and fought battle of his choosing
2024-07-02 01:33:52
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Ruslan Greenan :
Lincoln later honored the fallen Union soldiers at the dedication ceremony for the Gettysburg National Cemetery on November 19/1863, where he delivered his famous Gettysburg Address.
2024-07-01 17:36:58
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Anthony Nixon :
we would have been singing way down south in Dixie national anthem
2024-07-02 01:34:41
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Ruslan Greenan :
Although Lee's retreat back to Virginia was difficult due to flooding on the Potomac, Meade did not pursue him.
2024-07-01 17:28:08
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Whiskey_Nodsman :
Guy on far right looks like what’s his face from WKUK
2024-07-01 18:37:33
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UNCLE JEFFY :
I'm not trying to be silly by any means but some body please tell me what this fight was over
2024-07-02 09:38:26
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Ruslan Greenan :
The battle, which took place from July 1 to July 3, 1863, resulted in between 46,000 and 51,000 casualties, including 3,100 U.S. troops and 3,900 Confederates.
2024-07-01 17:32:58
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Ruslan Greenan :
In his speech, Lincoln expressed his belief that the Civil War was a test of whether the Union created in 1776 would survive.
2024-07-01 17:38:50
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Ruslan Greenan :
Although the war continued for almost two more years, Gettysburg is often described as a turning point toward the Union victory in 1865 and the end of slavery.
2024-07-01 17:34:45
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Ruslan Greenan :
After Lee's army crossed the Potomac River into Maryland and marched into Pennsylvania, Lincoln replaced Joseph Hooker with Meade on June 28/1863, and Meade immediately ordered the pursuit.
2024-07-01 17:26:14
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Jj :
Yes
2024-07-01 19:43:34
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Ruslan Greenan :
When Lincoln learned of his missed opportunity on July 12/1863, he lamented, "We had only to stretch forth our hands and they were ours".
2024-07-01 17:30:19
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Ruslan Greenan :
However, Lincoln had difficulty convincing his generals that such a victory was possible.
2024-07-01 17:23:44
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Ruslan Greenan :
Lincoln believed that if the Army of the Potomac, led by General George Meade, could defeat Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, the war would be over.
2024-07-01 17:22:34
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Ruslan Greenan :
President Abraham Lincoln believed that the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 could end the Civil War.
2024-07-01 17:20:09
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Shane Jones :
rest in peace
2024-07-03 20:27:07
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samuel wilson :
civil war
2024-07-03 00:49:32
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