New PDF release: The Gettysburg Battlefield (Symbols of American Freedom)

By Jerry D. Thompson, Ellen H. Todras

ISBN-10: 160413514X

ISBN-13: 9781604135145

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He ordered a mighty artillery attack before his infantry charged. He gathered 150 cannons in the largest Confederate bombardment of the war. Around 1 o’clock in the afternoon, he launched this attack. For two hours Union and Confederate artillery battered each other. The roar was so loud, it was heard in the city of Pittsburgh. That was more than 150 miles (240 kilometers) away. Finally, the Union guns grew silent. Longstreet ordered three divisions, led by Generals George Pickett and A. P. Hill, to attack.

It set aside funds to establish a Soldiers’ National Cemetery for the Union dead at Gettysburg. The cemetery was dedicated on November 19, 1863. A famous speaker, Edward Everett, talked for two hours. Then, President Lincoln gave a short Many women worked as nurses during the Civil War. Here, nurse Anne Bell helps two wounded Union soldiers. indd 35 8/10/09 8:50 PM H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H THE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H speech. His words became known as the Gettysburg Address (address can be another word for a speech).

He gathered 150 cannons in the largest Confederate bombardment of the war. Around 1 o’clock in the afternoon, he launched this attack. For two hours Union and Confederate artillery battered each other. The roar was so loud, it was heard in the city of Pittsburgh. That was more than 150 miles (240 kilometers) away. Finally, the Union guns grew silent. Longstreet ordered three divisions, led by Generals George Pickett and A. P. Hill, to attack. They led 15,000 men across three-quarters of a mile (1¼ kilometers) of open land.

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