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On November 19, 1863, the National Military Cemetery in Gettyburg, Pennsylvania was officially dedicated. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted three days, from July 1 to 3, 1863. Some 150,000 men engaged in the Civil War's most important engagement--and some 50,000 of them became casualties. Edward Everett, a famed orator, was the keynote speaker at the dedication ceremony five months later. He spoke for two hours. President Abraham Lincoln was invited--almost as an afterthought--to make a few appropriate remarks. He followed Everett and spoke for just two minutes. Lincoln's brief speech remains the most stirring in American history.
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Added: 27th November 2007
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Serving in the Civil War was the defining period in the lives of most soldiers on both sides of the conflict. Not surprisingly, regimental reunions were held for many years afterwards. This is a photo of Confederate veterans meeting in McKinney, Texas sometime during the first decade of the twentieth century. The last major get-together took place in Gettysburg in 1938 where elderly veterans from both armies mingled. From all accounts, it was a moving sight.
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Added: 26th July 2010
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A handful of surviving Civil War veterans from both the North and the South reunited in Gettysburg in 1938 to mark the 75th anniversary of that titanic battle. Here are some films of the goings-on. They are all heroes in my estimation.
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Added: 11th January 2008
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's "The Golden Girls," has died. She was 84.
Getty, who suffered from advanced dementia, died at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday at her Hollywood Boulevard home, said her son, Carl Gettleman of Santa Monica.
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Added: 22nd July 2008
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It's been quite a while since I posted a trivia game here. In honor of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, here are two related questions: #1. What's the only word in the Gettysburg Address that starts with the letter V? #2. What three letters don't appear in the Gettysburg Address?
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Adress
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Added: 21st November 2013
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Posted By: Lava1964 |
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Photos
Alexander Gardner
James F. Gibson
Timothy H. O'Sullivan
Library of Congress Archives
Gettysburg Horsemen
Alan Diaz
http://flickr.com/photos/sunsetsailor/
The Monuments of Gettysburg
Joe Ryan
http://www.gratefuljoe.com/
Video Footage
Gettysburg Reenactment
directed by
John Petty
http://www.youtube.com/user/scotlandt...
Gettysburg
Turner Pictures - distributed by New Line Cinema
directed by
Ronald Maxwell
http://www.ronmaxwell.com/
Music
Daylight Again
David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash
http://www.crosbystillsnash.com/
Fife and Gun
March to Mortality
Men of Honor
Randy Edelman
http://www.randyedelman.com/
conceived and produced by
Dale Caruso
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Gettysburg
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Civil
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Added: 27th September 2008
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