Mievain · 26-30, M
Anyone will be forgiven and saved (from hell) if repents and believes in Lord Jesus. Good to know.
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oldgrumpbear · 70-79, M
Nice to see someone else understands the importance of history. BTW Everett knew he was out classed by Lincoln telling Lincoln, Your said in 5 minutes what I could not in 2 hours. He asked Lincoln for am autographed copy of the speech. If you've never visited Gettysburg, do if you can. It is a special feeling, walking where so many died, which stays with you.
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masterofyou · 70-79, M
Edward Everett was an American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator, the 15th Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, and United States Secretary of State.
His speech backhanded the Confederacy and directly addressed the horrific and hypocritical nature of slavery in a free country. The day's organizers had named Everett the main attraction — no one even knew for sure if Lincoln would attend the dedication.
Yes God Bless The USA
His speech backhanded the Confederacy and directly addressed the horrific and hypocritical nature of slavery in a free country. The day's organizers had named Everett the main attraction — no one even knew for sure if Lincoln would attend the dedication.
Yes God Bless The USA
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irishmolly72 · 56-60, F
@HoraceGreenley Saaaaaaaaalute! 👋
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saragoodtimes · F
@MrBrownstone Antietam was the bloodiest day in the war Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle
dale74 · M
@saragoodtimes Gettysburg was also an All or nothing the Confederate had won most of the battles up until Gettysburg the mistake made by the Confederate general Lee was he only sent 15,000 men the North or Union had gathered all of their troops for this one battle had they lost the north would have lost entirely. But of course since I'm from the south it's really not the civil war it was the war of Northern aggression as my history professor used to say in the Southern drawl accent
DallasCowboysFan · 61-69, M
@saragoodtimes Yes, there were 51,000 dead and wounded at Gettsyburg. 28,000 were from the Confederacy. But, when you lose 23,000 or 28,000 soldiers in one week, neither side can claim a clear victory. If the U.S. lost that many soldiers in one weedk today, I don't think the public would tolerate it.
Eternity · 26-30, M
Honestly we should have let the south go, quarantined them on their western border to prevent expansion, and just gave government assistance to the underground railroad and amnesty to any slave that escaped; slavery would have phased out eventually using those methods.
The USA would have been better off for it. The south would become what Mexico is to us; a place where we get cheap goods and menial labor from.
The USA would have been better off for it. The south would become what Mexico is to us; a place where we get cheap goods and menial labor from.
DallasCowboysFan · 61-69, M
@Eternity Slavery was on its way out. If they had not fought the war, it would have been outlawed in 5-10 years. Slavery was like a lot of things today. Only about 3-5 percent of Southerners owned slaves and most of them only owned 1 or 2. Something like 10 percent of the slave owners owned 90 percent of the slaves.
turbineman40 · 80-89, M
@Eternity Interesting Lincoln freed the salves. Lincoln was a republican
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irishmolly72 · 56-60, F
@missit15 I'm trying soooo hard to wrap my head around your remark. 😂
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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
More important is to remember the reason the nation fought the war, and Lincoln's words. As our country is becoming ever more polarized, it is wise to stop and think about how much we have to lose.
samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
his words areas important today as they were back then. If half of the people on here read and adopted the attitudes, our society would be in much better shape.
sarabee1995 · 26-30, F
One of my personal favorite speeches in history.
Wizardry · 46-50, M
Have read about battle including seen photos of it
Peaches · F
YES! ⭐ Great post. 😊
ronisme1 · 61-69, M
Nice fact, thanks
Mindful · 56-60, F
Ha ha thanks for sharing.
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So well put!
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