. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . s the Potomac,through Maryland, and intoPennsylvania. He plannedfirst to take Harrisburg,then Philadelphia. Hecame to Gettysburg, lyingin a peaceful valley, withorchards, green fields, farm-houses, and away to thewest the blue he met the Unionforces and fought themost terrible battle ofthe war. For three daysit raged. One man outof every four — some sayone out of every three union line meeting picketts charge at Gettysburg Wl^ killpfl WOlinrlpfl (From the Gettysburg Cyclorama, by permission of the National Panor
. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . s the Potomac,through Maryland, and intoPennsylvania. He plannedfirst to take Harrisburg,then Philadelphia. Hecame to Gettysburg, lyingin a peaceful valley, withorchards, green fields, farm-houses, and away to thewest the blue he met the Unionforces and fought themost terrible battle ofthe war. For three daysit raged. One man outof every four — some sayone out of every three union line meeting picketts charge at Gettysburg Wl^ killpfl WOlinrlpfl (From the Gettysburg Cyclorama, by permission of the National Panorama Co.) or missing. Such was the slaughter that men threw themselveson the ground and held up bits of white paper to show that theyhad surrendered. Lee was driven back, and retreated into Vir-ginia. The day after the battle was spent by both sides in ])uryingthe dead. Four months later, a part of the battleground was set Lincolnsapart as a national cemetery. Lincoln made on the day of the speechdedication a short, simple speech, so fidl of thought and 220 OUR COUNTRYS STORY
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