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At dawn, General Lee started by firing cannons from the largest cannonade assembled in history to this date.  But the Union troops were closer than he thought, and the cannon balls sailed harmlessly over their heads to explode behind them.

At dawn, General Lee started by firing cannons from the largest cannonade assembled in history to this date.  But the Union troops were closer than he thought, and the cannon balls sailed harmlessly over their heads to explode behind them.

By November 1863, Lincoln displayed signs of finding the faith that he lacked earlier.  He may have found the Lord while riding the train to Gettysburg, in order to deliver what would become the famous Gettysburg Address.  Though not in the drafts of his speech for that commemoration, at the last minute Lincoln inserted the phrase "under God" after his reference to "one Nation."<ref>The origin of the phrase "under God" is the General Orders of [[George Washington]] on July 2 and 9, 1776: "The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army" (July 2); "the peace and safety of the Country now depends, under God, solely on the success of our arms" (July 9). See http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/264xqezm.asp?pg=2 .  Later, the imagery of "under God" appeared in a cartoon in 1788 celebrating the ratification of the Constitution by Massachusetts.  See [[American History Homework Three Answers - Model]].</ref>  He delivered the speech at the battlefield (converted to a cemetery) in commemoration of the soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Gettysburg Address remains the most famous in all of American history.  It ends with the words "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

By November 1863, Lincoln displayed signs of finding the faith that he lacked earlier.  He may have found the Lord while riding the train to Gettysburg, in order to deliver what would become the famous Gettysburg Address.  Though not in the drafts of his speech for that commemoration, at the last minute Lincoln inserted the phrase "under God" after his reference to "one Nation."<ref>The origin of the phrase "under God" is the General Orders of [[George Washington]] on July 2 and 9, 1776: "The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army" (July 2); "the peace and safety of the Country now depends, under God, solely on the success of our arms" (July 9). See http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/264xqezm.asp?pg=2 .  Later, the imagery of "under God" appeared in a cartoon in 1788 celebrating the ratification of the Constitution by Massachusetts.  See [[American History Homework Three Answers - Model]].</ref>  He delivered the speech at the battlefield (converted to a cemetery) in commemoration of the soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Gettysburg Address remains the most famous in all of American history.  It ends with the words "that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."