. Life of Abraham Lincoln : being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination ; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to Lincoln . such storms of grape and canister that the survivors threw downtheir arms and surrendered, rather than run the gauntlet of retreat. Threethousand prisoners were taken. On July 4,1863, General Meade, in a dispatch dated at 8:30 p. m., to the secre-tary of war, said, The enemy opened at 1:00 p. m., from about one hundred andfifty guns. They concentrated upon my left center, continuing without inter-mission for about
. Life of Abraham Lincoln : being a biography of his life from his birth to his assassination ; also a record of his ancestors, and a collection of anecdotes attributed to Lincoln . such storms of grape and canister that the survivors threw downtheir arms and surrendered, rather than run the gauntlet of retreat. Threethousand prisoners were taken. On July 4,1863, General Meade, in a dispatch dated at 8:30 p. m., to the secre-tary of war, said, The enemy opened at 1:00 p. m., from about one hundred andfifty guns. They concentrated upon my left center, continuing without inter-mission for about three hours, at the expiration of which time they assaulted myleft center twice, being upon both occasions handsomely repulsed, with severeloss to them, leaving in our hands nearly three thousand prisoners. The effect of these two great victories, the capture of Vicksburg and therepulse of the rebel forces at Gettysburg, was tremendous. The president andall loyal people were greatly encouraged and strengthened. It was evident tomen of observation and foresight that the tide of events had turned, and thatthe crushing down and out of the Confederacy was only a matter of CHAPTER XXVI. LINCOLNS THANKSGIVING MESSAGE—HIS GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. THE rejoicing and gratitude of the friends of the Union found expression in aproclamation issued by their beloved president July 15, 1863: It has pleasedAlmighty God to hearken to the supplications and prayers of an afflicted people,and to vouchsafe to the army and the navy of the United States victories on theland and on the sea so signal and so effective as to furnish reasonable groundfor augmented confidence that the union of these states will be maintained,their constitution preserved, and their peace and prosperity permanently these victories have been accorded not without sacrifice of life, limb, healthand liberty incurred by brave, loyal and patriotic citizens. Domestic afflictionin every part of the country follows in
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