![]() ![]() The opening and closing words are truly profound. Only a fraction of the massive crowd could hear him, but he delivered what is arguably the greatest piece of writing ever conceived, created to keep a vast country together with equal treatment for all its citizens and save the democratic form of government. ![]() He had his copy of his speech hidden in his stovepipe hat. Lincoln knew it was time to make a profound statement about what Gettysburg meant. The Pennsylvania 69th was directly in the firing line for Pickett's Charge, the epicenter of the battle, and they stood firm while units around them fled. The Irish brigades of New York and Pennsylvania had played heroic roles in stopping the Rebels’ advance. Lincoln and the Irish, the untold story revealed for the first time. ![]()
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