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Battles That Changed (American) History, Period 2, 11-5
When Steve saw that he had fewer than his usual (already small) number of students, and given that no one wanted to hear him sing, he considered canceling class, even though they were meeting in the Danger Shop today for a reason. Unfortunately, when he opened his mouth to suggest this, he burst into song instead.
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on!"
Steve paused for a moment, then, when it became clear no second verse was coming, cleared his throat and said, "Yes. Well." He clicked the remote control in his hand and everyone would find themselves standing on a ridgeline in the Pennsylvania countryside, in midsummer heat. "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July first through third, 1863. 'Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal...' and now, as we discussed previously, the Civil War is on.
"Two years into the war, the opposing sides met here, the Union under General George Meade, the Confederacy under General Robert E. Lee. Three days of brutal fighting culminated, on the third day, in Pickett's Charge, the charge of 12,500 Confederate infantry on Cemetery Ridge, where we currently stand. The charge was ultimately unsuccessful, and the Confederacy lost the battle, forcing Lee to retreat back into Virginia, making this the turning point of the war. Over there--" he gestured to a copse of trees-- "is the high water mark of the Confederacy, the farthest Confederate forces ever penetrated Union lines before they began being driven back. From this point on the Confederacy was on the defensive, and ultimately the Union would win the war and endure, and slavery would be abolished.
"This was also," Steve said quietly, "the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, with between forty-six and fifty-one thousand casualties. In November of 1863, President Lincoln dedicated a cemetery here for the honored dead, giving a rather famous speech I quoted from earlier. The war ended in 1865. President Lincoln was assassinated soon after. The Union and government of the people, by the people, and for the people endure. Now, I could make you charge this ridge line in reenactment of the battle, but let's face it, it's hot out here. So instead, I want you to survey the land and decide what you would have done in this situation. Having the high ground is a good start, but it's by no means everything. So, go to it. And--" Oh, God, he was going to sing again, wasn't he? "Trust me grandson, the war was in color..."
Yes. Indeed.
"Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
Glory, glory, hallelujah!
His truth is marching on!"
Steve paused for a moment, then, when it became clear no second verse was coming, cleared his throat and said, "Yes. Well." He clicked the remote control in his hand and everyone would find themselves standing on a ridgeline in the Pennsylvania countryside, in midsummer heat. "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July first through third, 1863. 'Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal...' and now, as we discussed previously, the Civil War is on.
"Two years into the war, the opposing sides met here, the Union under General George Meade, the Confederacy under General Robert E. Lee. Three days of brutal fighting culminated, on the third day, in Pickett's Charge, the charge of 12,500 Confederate infantry on Cemetery Ridge, where we currently stand. The charge was ultimately unsuccessful, and the Confederacy lost the battle, forcing Lee to retreat back into Virginia, making this the turning point of the war. Over there--" he gestured to a copse of trees-- "is the high water mark of the Confederacy, the farthest Confederate forces ever penetrated Union lines before they began being driven back. From this point on the Confederacy was on the defensive, and ultimately the Union would win the war and endure, and slavery would be abolished.
"This was also," Steve said quietly, "the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, with between forty-six and fifty-one thousand casualties. In November of 1863, President Lincoln dedicated a cemetery here for the honored dead, giving a rather famous speech I quoted from earlier. The war ended in 1865. President Lincoln was assassinated soon after. The Union and government of the people, by the people, and for the people endure. Now, I could make you charge this ridge line in reenactment of the battle, but let's face it, it's hot out here. So instead, I want you to survey the land and decide what you would have done in this situation. Having the high ground is a good start, but it's by no means everything. So, go to it. And--" Oh, God, he was going to sing again, wasn't he? "Trust me grandson, the war was in color..."
Yes. Indeed.
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