Observance of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg is being re-enacted near the site in Pennsylvania. Today is the second of the three days of the battle, highlighted by Pickett's Charge.
General Robert E. Lee decided that the South could not win the war fighting only defensively. He wanted the North to feel the effects of a war. The North could have ended the war at anytime since it was the aggressor and had invaded the South.
My five sisters, two brothers and I have the unusual distinction of having a grandfather and a great grandfather fighting for the Confederacy. Little is known of our great grandfather's experience, but our grandfather T. T. Lowe fought in a number of battles, including Chickamauga (where he was wounded) Atlanta, Nashville, and Bentonville. I have visited only one of those sites --Bentonville in North Carolina.
General Robert E. Lee decided that the South could not win the war fighting only defensively. He wanted the North to feel the effects of a war. The North could have ended the war at anytime since it was the aggressor and had invaded the South.
My five sisters, two brothers and I have the unusual distinction of having a grandfather and a great grandfather fighting for the Confederacy. Little is known of our great grandfather's experience, but our grandfather T. T. Lowe fought in a number of battles, including Chickamauga (where he was wounded) Atlanta, Nashville, and Bentonville. I have visited only one of those sites --Bentonville in North Carolina.
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