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The Address was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg. In just over two minutes, Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefined the Civil War as a struggle not merely for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" that would bring true equality to all of its citizens, and that would also create a unified nation in which states' rights were no longer dominant. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
On the gentle rolling farm lands surrounding the little town of Gettysburg Pa. was fought one of the great decisive battles of American history. The Battle of Gettysburg, for 3 days, from July 1-3rd 1863 a gigantic struggle between 75, 000 Confederates and 88, 0000 Union troops raged about the town and left 51,000 casualties in its wake. If you are planning on visiting the battlefield this guide will provide you with a background of the events that took place on those fateful July days in 1863. A must read if you need a brief background on this historic battle and site. This Guide Book for Gettysburg National Military Park Pennsylvania is a reprint of the National Park Service Handbook Series No. 9.
Excerpt from Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade, Com Gen. Robert E. Lee, Commander of the mander of the Union Forces at Gettysburg. Confederate Army at Gettysburg. Courtesy Courtesy National Archives. National Archives. Confederate strategists had considered sending aid from Lee's army to Vicksburg, which Grant was then besieging, or dispatching help to General Bragg for his campaign against Rosecrans in Tennessee. They concluded, however, that Vicksburg could hold out until climatic con dirions would force Grant to withdraw, and they reasoned that the eastern campaign was more important than that of Tennessee. About the Publisher Forgotten Books pu...