150th Anniversary Of Battle Of Gettysburg: Turning Point Of Civil War!

A century and a half ago, on July 1, 2, and 3, 1863, the greatest battle of the Civil War occurred in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the furthest north the Confederate armies of the South ever managed to reach during the war!

About 50,000 casualties occurred in those three days, and only on July 3 was it clear that the Union Army had triumphed, but at great cost!

This author has visited the Gettysburg historic site with his older son, and we were both sobered by the reality of that battle, and the amount of blood that was shed, and the ghosts that many claim still haunt the battlefield and the homes nearby that date back to that time period.

President Abraham Lincoln commemorated the loss of life in November of that year, and the commitment to human freedom, that those who fought on the Union side died for, while acknowledging the bravery and commitment of the Confederate soldiers who died in that sleepy Pennsylvania town 150 years ago!

This is a time to commemorate those who died and were wounded, and keep the commitment to human freedom and legal equality that is always under challenge in the modern world, both outside our nation, but sadly also still being an issue that divides Americans, and even the Supreme Court!

3 comments on “150th Anniversary Of Battle Of Gettysburg: Turning Point Of Civil War!

  1. Princess Leia July 3, 2013 7:28 pm

    My uncle had a relative who took part in Pickett’s Charge.

  2. Ronald July 3, 2013 7:34 pm

    That is very interesting, Princess Leia! What many do not realize is that many immigrants of all backgrounds participated in the battle and the Civil War itself, something many Republicans today would rather NOT be publicized, as they are warring against immigrants, promoting nativism, a losing proposition long term politically!

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