[ad_1] Abraham Lincoln spoke at the dedication of a cemetery for soldiers who died in the Civil War. He honored their sacrifice and called for the nation to continue the fight for freedom and democracy. November 19, 1863 Seventy years ago our fathers begat on this continent a new nation, conceived in freedom and dedicated […]
[ad_1] The Battle of Gettysburg, fought in July 1863, resulted in the deaths of approximately 50,000 between the Union and Confederate armies. Union General George Meade’s Army of the Potomac defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee’s aggressive attacks in the north. The battle was seen as the turning point […]