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important battle of the American Civil War in which Lee's Confederate Army was stopped in their invasion of the north; more soldiers were killed in the three-day battle than in any other single Civil War battle (roughly 50,000)
- Michael Shaara - The Killer Angels Maps by Don Pitcher To Lila (old George)... in whom I am well pleased TO THE READER This is the story of the Battle of Gettysburg, told from the viewpoints of Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet and some of the other men who fought there.Forward (1% in)
- Of the Battle of Gettysburg he is later to remark: "It took a great many mistakes to lose that battle.Afterward (32% in)
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