1863 – Page 2 – History Moments

Gettysburg Fighting at Little Round Top

This strife, at the base of Round Top, momentarily ceased, for, having disposed of Sickles's entire left, Lee put Hill into the fight in the endeavor

The ground over which the conﬂict of July 2nd was to rage may be thus described.Continuing Battle of Gettysburg,with a selection from History of

Lee’s concentration was rapid. The ﬁght of Wednesday had been, to him, a surprise.Continuing Battle of Gettysburg,with a selection from History of

This series has thirteen easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Preliminary Moves.IntroductionAbout midway on the ridge running

Time: July 2, 1863Place: Little RoundTop, Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaThis hill is where the southernmost end of the Union line

Today's installment concludes Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation,the name of our combined selection from John Hay and by John G. Nicolay and

Fame is due Mr. Lincoln, not alone because he decreed emancipation, but because events so shaped themselves under his guidance as to render the

In these extracts we have the President's outline explanation of the legal validity of the proclamation.Continuing Lincoln's Emancipation

I am naturally antislavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong. I cannot remember when I did not so think and feel.Continuing Lincoln's