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4 . 7      C IV IL  WAR  IN   THE  E A S T   7 8 6 7 - 7 8 6 5

                                       7863  CHANCELIQRSVIIIE  AND GETTYSBURG
          In   4  day-6  o f  fig h t in g ,  ending  on  5.M AV.63  CSA  G en.   L e e A r m y   o f
        (60,000             men) gained  a                             pyAAhic v ic to r y   o ver  Union  Gen.  HookeA  &  th e    f    th e   Potomac
        (733,000  m en).                       Lodded w ere  huge  w ith  7 7,0 00  Union  &  73,000  C o n fe d e ra te    k it t e d   &
        wounded.              UloAdt of  a tt  'Sto n ew a tt'                                      Jackdon            wad k it t e d   &  Lee n ever  abte  to   A eptace  him.
















              death  oi  Jackion













                                         CSA letter ^om 'Camp Near                     Fiedeiickibuig' 14.MV.63  -  bemoani ton   Jackion.
                                          cdi RICHMOND/l/A. 20.MAV.63.  Moil army matt  in Virginia non went to Richmond.

          In   Ju n e  Lee  (75,000  men)   in vaded  th e   NoAth  to   r e lie v e   th e      in   th e       on
        UickdbuAg.     Gen.  Meade  now  commanding  th e   Union  aAmy  (88,000  men)  met  &   d e fe a te d   Lee  at
        GettydbuAg  in   a  3  day  b a ttte   1 -3 .J U L .63.   Combined     weAe  o ver  40,000  men   k it t e d   &
        wounded.    Lee  A etA eated  to   U iA g in ia   &  both  Aided  too k  up      on  th e   Rapidan  R iv e r .

                                                                                                   General Lee
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                 CSA P0!i) letter to  S.  Carolina  mi                       'Lettei from       Pei. Flag 04 Truce’.
            dcdi GETTVSBURG/ PA, 2S.JliL.63. 3c iLamp itiai Union poitage; mi 'Ex' Li ceniol marking,
                     cdi RICHMOND/ Va., AUG 8 1863, LianiLL; "Due 10”  it  CSA  poitage.
                  On£y  10  POU)  coveA.4  known  a*  Seconded  &Aom  Ge&tyAbuSig  H oAp-itaJi.
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