Cemetery Hill from the Confederate lines

The world will little note nor long remember...

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May 17th 2010
It's been a sobering day at Gettysburg. Unlike July 1863 it's been cool and rainy but somehow this weather fits the sense of the place well. As we drove up from Steve's parents outside Baltimore this morning, when we passed from Maryland to Pennsylvania we were met with a sign telling us we were crossing the Mason-Dixon line - our first reminder of the war that nearly brought our country to ruin ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more