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That night, the Fourth of July, the anniversary of the Declaration of American Independence, there went up a shout through the North and East that must have reached to heaven. THAT NIGHT THE FOURTH OF JULY THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE THERE WENT UP A SHOUT THROUGH THE NORTH AND EAST THAT MUST HAVE REACHED TO HEAVEN
 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. 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. Again and again the best troops of the Confederate army dashed up the slope of the low hill, only to break against the stubborn bands of men who could die but would not be defeated. And when at length the rebels made one more terrible rush, they were met, hurled back, broken, beaten, and scattered, and the battle was over. 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 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 AGAIN AND AGAIN THE BEST TROOPS OF THE CONFEDERATE ARMY DASHED UP THE SLOPE OF THE LOW HILL ONLY TO BREAK AGAINST THE STUBBORN BANDS OF MEN WHO COULD DIE BUT WOULD NOT BE DEFEATED AND WHEN AT LENGTH THE REBELS MADE ONE MORE TERRIBLE RUSH THEY WERE MET HURLED BACK BROKEN BEATEN AND SCATTERED AND THE BATTLE WAS OVER
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