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'''The Battle of Gettysburg''' was the climax of the [[Gettysburg Campaign]], a decisive defeat for the [[Confederacy]] in the [[American Civil War]] from July 1 to July 4, 1863. General [[George Meade]] commanded the [[Union]] [[Army of the Potomac]] while General [[Robert E. Lee]] led the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army of Northern Virginia.  This conflict wiped out 37% of the Confederate army and 27% of the Union's.  It was the largest military battle ever on American soil, involving more than 170,000 soldiers, and today is the most-visited Civil War site (2 million annually).<ref>http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/americas-national-parks-centennial-gettysburg-national-military-park/3348968.html</ref>
 
'''The Battle of Gettysburg''' was the climax of the [[Gettysburg Campaign]], a decisive defeat for the [[Confederacy]] in the [[American Civil War]] from July 1 to July 4, 1863. General [[George Meade]] commanded the [[Union]] [[Army of the Potomac]] while General [[Robert E. Lee]] led the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army of Northern Virginia.  This conflict wiped out 37% of the Confederate army and 27% of the Union's.  It was the largest military battle ever on American soil, involving more than 170,000 soldiers, and today is the most-visited Civil War site (2 million annually).<ref>http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/americas-national-parks-centennial-gettysburg-national-military-park/3348968.html</ref>
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Known simply as "Gettysburg", this unexpected epic battle included many strategic mistakes that have been studied and analyzed ever since.  Four months after the conflict, it was the site of the famous [[Gettysburg Address]], in which [[Abraham Lincoln]] inserted "under [[God]]" into his speech, and in 2016 it was the location of a major policy address by candidate [[Donald Trump]] in his campaign for the presidency.  Multiple terms have become part of the English language due to this battle, such as "Pickett's Charge" (a bad decision to attempt a self-destructive frontal assault on an adversary).
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Known simply as "Gettysburg", this unexpected epic battle included many strategic mistakes that have been studied and analyzed ever since.  Four months after the conflict, it was the site of the famous [[Gettysburg Address]], in which [[Abraham Lincoln]] inserted "under [[God]]" into his speech after "this Nation," and in 2016 it was the location of a major policy address by candidate [[Donald Trump]] in his campaign for the presidency.  Multiple expressions have become part of the English language due to this battle, such as "Pickett's Charge" (a bad decision to attempt a self-destructive frontal assault on an adversary).
    
==Lee moves north==
 
==Lee moves north==
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