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At length the fateful day dawned, and the two armies met once more. Under cover of the darkness, Meade had been quietly strengthening his position, and when the sun rose over the camp, it was seen that once more he was ready to face his hitherto victorious enemy. AT LENGTH THE FATEFUL DAY DAWNED AND THE TWO ARMIES MET ONCE MORE UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS MEAD HAD BEEN QUIETLY STRENGTHENING HIS POSITION AND WHEN THE SUN ROSE OVER THE CAMP IT WAS SEEN THAT ONCE MORE HE WAS READY TO FACE HIS HITHERTO VICTORIOUS ENEMY
n, advanced upon the little town of Gettysburg. Here he met and partially defeated the Federal troops under General Meade. Meade had entrenched himself on the hill above the town; but, though defeated, he was not dislodged. The second day a further attack was made, and once more the Federals suffered heavy losses. Part of their position was carried, and Lee believed that another day would give him such a victory as would place the whole of the Northern States with all their wealth at his feet. It was a terrible moment for the North. The fate of the Union and of the nation depended on that battle; and when, at the close of the second day's struggle, the news was flashed by telegraph through the length and breadth of the land, that Meade was again defeated, a great gloom and sorrow hung over the Northern States. At Washington, the Government sat in terror. In hundreds of churches and thousands of homes throughout the land, the wives and children of the soldiers spent the night in prayer. MY OF SEVENTY THOUSAND MEN ADVANCED UPON THE LITTLE TOWN OF GETTYSBURG HERE HE MET AND PARTIALLY DEFEATED THE FEDERAL TROOPS UNDER GENERAL MEAD MEAD HAD ENTRENCHED HIMSELF ON THE HILL ABOVE THE TOWN BUT THOUGH DEFEATED HE WAS NOT DISLODGED THE SECOND DAY A FURTHER ATTACK WAS MADE AND ONCE MORE THE FEDERALS SUFFERED HEAVY LOSSES PART OF THEIR POSITION WAS CARRIED AND LEE BELIEVED THAT ANOTHER DAY WOULD GIVE HIM SUCH A VICTORY AS WOULD PLACE THE WHOLE OF THE NORTHERN STATES WITH ALL THEIR WEALTH AT HIS FEET IT WAS A TERRIBLE MOMENT FOR THE NORTH THE FATE OF THE UNION AND OF THE NATION DEPENDED ON THAT BATTLE AND WHEN AT THE CLOSE OF THE SECOND DAY'S STRUGGLE THE NEWS WAS FLASHED BY TELEGRAPH THROUGH THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE LAND THAT MEAD WAS AGAIN DEFEATED A GREAT GLOOM AND SORROW HUNG OVER THE NORTHERN STATES AT WASHINGTON THE GOVERNMENT SAT IN TERROR IN HUNDREDS OF CHURCHES AND THOUSANDS OF HOMES THROUGHOUT THE LAND THE WIVES AND CHILDREN OF THE SOLDIERS SPENT THE NIGHT IN PRAYER
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