. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . ewar fought north of the Mason and Dixonline ; it was the bloodiest single battle ofthe war, and one of the greatest battles ofmodern times. Not more fierce and pro-longed than some others, yet in the num-bers engaged, the courage displayed, thevalor of the assaults and the stoutness ofthe resistance, it was the equal of any;while in its pivotal character and the im-portance of the issues at stake, it was thegreatest of all. Along these heights theflower and chivalry of the vSouth and theNorth met and measured steel and man-hood, and no Amer
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . ewar fought north of the Mason and Dixonline ; it was the bloodiest single battle ofthe war, and one of the greatest battles ofmodern times. Not more fierce and pro-longed than some others, yet in the num-bers engaged, the courage displayed, thevalor of the assaults and the stoutness ofthe resistance, it was the equal of any;while in its pivotal character and the im-portance of the issues at stake, it was thegreatest of all. Along these heights theflower and chivalry of the vSouth and theNorth met and measured steel and man-hood, and no American need ever blushfor therecordmadeon either side. Eighty-two thousand men under Meade fought onthe ridges and over the plains aboutthe town for mastery over eighty thou-sand under Lee. For three days, with\ arving success, these defenders of theNorth struggled to drive beyond the Po-tomac the invading army of the this effort were troops from Connecti-cut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, 46 6iS THE BATTLEFIELD OF CETTYSRVRG. If >..
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