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Every summer while many Americans get ready for Fourth of July barbecues, one of the most significant events in U.S. history often gets overlooked -- The Battle of Gettysburg, which took place July 1-3, 1863.sidney crosby team canada Jersey "The commercialization of Independence Day tends to overshadow this turning point in our history," said Frank Meredith, Civil War expert and author of the Civil War novel The Unfinished Work from Emerald Books .Chicago White Sox Jerseys "Most people don't realize that if Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had managed to take Harrisburg and threaten Philadelphia, public pressure on President Abraham Lincoln to end the war would probably have been overwhelming. The Confederate States of America would have won their ‘Second War of Independence,' slavery would have continued,mike modano Jersey and the odds are good that it would have only been a matter of time before the two countries were once again at war."

On the Fourth of July, 1863, Lee's Army retreated from Northern soil.ladainian tomlinson jets Jersey The Union victory and the dramatic number of casualties - nearly 51,000 Americans -- set the stage for Lincoln's trip to Gettysburg later in November to share a "few brief remarks" at the dedication of the National Cemetery. Known today as the Gettysburg Address, his words are widely regarded as the most important speech in American history.

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