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In the Gettysburg Address, what is the exact meaning of the phrase 'under God'?
Recently, while studying Chinese translations of this classic speech,
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that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and
that government of the people, by the people, for the ...
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What defenses did Lee leave behind when the Army of Northern Virginia left for Gettysburg?
When Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia marched northwest to the Shenandoah Valley in June 1863, how strong (how many men, cannons, etc.) was the force they left opposing the Army of the Potomac ...
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Why did Heth go towards Gettysburg on July 1, 1863?
In Shelby Foote's book about the civil war, he indicates that General Henry Heth send his men into Gettysburg looking after a "supply of shoes". They ran into Buford's men, Heth approached A.P. Hill, ...
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What was Cemetery ridge named for?
Was Cemetery ridge named for the National Cemetery that was created there months later? Or was it called that before?
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Would Wright's attack on Cemetery Ridge have succeeded if Posey had covered Wright's Left Flank?
On the Second Day of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Third Confederate Brigade under Brig. Gen. Ambrose Wright (serving under Anderson's Division) charged from Seminary Ridge into Union forces holding ...
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Gettysburg: What was in the letter?
I've just watched the wonderful movie "Gettysburg" and couldn't help noticing the stuff in the opening about the letter... That the Confederates had prepared a letter that should be put on President ...
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