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Gettysburg, Battle of

The greatest battle of the Civil War, fought in south-central Pennsylvania in 1863. It ended in a major victory for the North and is usually considered the turning point of the war.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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