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The Battle of Gettysburg

July 1st, 2009

In the three days leading up to Independence Day in 1863, Americans waged the greatest of battles against one another at Gettysburg.  So for the next three days, we’ll go there as well to take a look at the people the played at important role in that conflict.  We begin with the man who led the Union…a man most Americans can not name.

You can listen to today’s program below:

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