147 years ago
today one of our nations most important battles began. The Battle of Gettysburg started and in my opinion along with the falling of Vicksburg on July 4th, was the turning point in the Civil War and would lead to the eventual defeat of the Confederacy.
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Author of  eath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.
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