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The Federals had their backs to the wall, and the dogged determination which is the strength and glory of the Yankee character showed itself at last. THE FEDERALS HAD THEIR BACKS TO THE WALL AND THE DOGGED DETERMINATION WHICH IS THE STRENGTH AND GLORY OF THE YANKEE CHARACTER SHOWED ITSELF AT LAST
le 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. 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. The battle began at noon. For some time the result was uncertain. Then for a third time the Confederates began to make headway, and it is said that some of Lee's generals actually congratulated him upon a final victory. But the battle was not ended.  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 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 THE BATTLE BEGAN AT NOON FOR SOME TIME THE RESULT WAS UNCERTAIN THEN FOR A THIRD TIME THE CONFEDERATES BEGAN TO MAKE HEADWAY AND IT IS SAID THAT SOME OF LEE'S GENERALS ACTUALLY CONGRATULATED HIM UPON A FINAL VICTORY BUT THE BATTLE WAS NOT ENDED
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