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Title: Pennsylvania at Gettysburg : ceremonies at the dedication of the monuments erected by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania to Major General George G. Meade, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Major General John F. Reynolds and to mark the positions of the Pennsylvania commands engaged in the battle
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: Pennsylvania. Gettysburg Battle-field Commission Nicholson, John P. (John Page), b. 1842
Subjects: Pennsylvania. Militia Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Regimental histories
Publisher: Harrisburg : W. S. Ray, printer)
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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of the field from here. He metHoward and had his account of the battle. He met Geary and con-ferred with him, saying, as his eye looked out over the line reaching toRound Top, if we can hold those bluffs, here is the place to fight abattle. From here went the word which induced Meade to order the concen-tration of all his troops on this line. It is associated with each daysaction. The 1st in the preparation for what might follow and recep-tion of the outnumbered troops of the First and Eleventh Corps as theypassed within its lines of safety. On the 2d it participated in the firstartillery duel and its guns drove the enemy from Benners Hill and in-flicted damage in all directions. On the 3d it replied to the cannonadingfrom Seminary Ridge and paid its respects to various localities. Butit is with the 2d, the day upon which your heroic actions made the spotdoubly famous, that we have to do. As the great Lincoln has said:The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but
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T^JT^JeW YORK poblIgubrarv ASTOR. LENOX AND Pennsylvania at Gettysburg. 919 what you uion did here cannot too often be repeated upon the few re-maining occasions when you can re-visit tlie ground. It was a gallant array of fighters which Early selected on July 2d totake possession of this Hill, and thus secure the Baltimore pike andsever in twain the Army of the Potomac. It was a magnificent design.As Johnsons guns announced his attack on Culps Hill they came, andsoon thpy hoped to be marching down yonder good road to his assistance,striking the Union forces in the rear as they went down. It was acolumn of goodly fighters who were thus to reach out for our reserveartillery, wagon trains, and rear, over the brow of Cemetery Hill andyour guns surmounting it. Let us see—Hays brigade on the right, withthe Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Louisiana. Tigers, theycalled themselves, on the morning of that day. The remnant had noparticular designation after the engagement. To the left

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