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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. 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
n, though a brave soldier and an able man, was a disappointment. Like the father of Frederick the Great, he was an ideal drill-master, but an indifferent general. He was afraid to risk his magnificent army, and while he dallied his foes snatched victory after victory. Those were dark days for the Northern States, yet through the darkness they did not falter. They felt that their cause was just, and they were prepared to suffer and die for it. At the head of the State was the great and noble Lincoln, whose calm and indomitable spirit was unbroken under the heaviest disaster. On the first of July 1863, General Lee, who had invaded Pennsylvania with an army of seventy thousand men, 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. T MC CLELLAN THOUGH A BRAVE SOLDIER AND AN ABLE MAN WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT LIKE THE FATHER OF FREDERICK THE GREAT HE WAS AN IDEAL DRILL MASTER BUT AN INDIFFERENT GENERAL HE WAS AFRAID TO RISK HIS MAGNIFICENT ARMY AND WHILE HE DALLIED HIS FOES SNATCHED VICTORY AFTER VICTORY THOSE WERE DARK DAYS FOR THE NORTHERN STATES YET THROUGH THE DARKNESS THEY DID NOT FALTER THEY FELT THAT THEIR CAUSE WAS JUST AND THEY WERE PREPARED TO SUFFER AND DIE FOR IT AT THE HEAD OF THE STATE WAS THE GREAT AND NOBLE LINCOLN WHOSE CALM AND INDOMITABLE SPIRIT WAS UNBROKEN UNDER THE HEAVIEST DISASTER ON THE FIRST OF JULY EIGHTEEN SIXTY THREE GENERAL LEE WHO HAD INVADED PENNSYLVANIA WITH AN ARMY 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
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