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The name of a battle of the American Civil War fought in and around the town of Gettysburg Pennsylavania in 1863 At this battle the defeat of General Robert E Lees invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union and is considered by many a turning point in the war after which victory by the Confederacy was no longer thought possible as many thousands died at Gettysburg See also Gettysburg Address...
Gettysburg Address
The popular name of a speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg Pennsylvania USA as part of a ceremony to dedicate a portion of that battlefield as a cemetary for soldiers who died fighting there See note below...
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