Gettysburg: America’s Deadliest Battle

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Source/Further reading:

Overview: https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg
History of the town, pre-Civil War: https://www.destinationgettysburg.com/history-of-gettysburg.asp
https://www.gettysburgpa.gov/history
Notes on the effect of the battle on the town: https://www.nps.gov/gett/learn/historyculture/index.htm
Details of battle and casualty statistics: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/gettysburg
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/gettysburg
Britannica’s in-depth take: https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Gettysburg
Excellent podcast analysing the Gettysburg Address: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07c2w5j
Text of the Gettysburg Address: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm
Ghosts of the battlefield: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/oct/30/halloween-gettysburg-americas-most-haunted-town
French and Indian War: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/french-indian-war
Missouri Compromise: https://www.britannica.com/event/Missouri-Compromise
Lead up to Civil War: https://www.britannica.com/topic/secession
Fort Sumter: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/fort-sumter-the-civil-war-begins-1018791/
Gettysburg and shoes: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/03/battle-gettysburg-really-begin-search-shoes/
https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/169278
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/7-gettysburg-myths-and-misconceptions