apr 3, 1863 - GETTYSBURG - JULY, 1863 - Gettysburg marked the Confederacy's final attempt at winning the war. Indeed, Davis sent a delegation with a white flag to negotiate terms of surrender. Instead, the South was defeated, and Lincoln delivered his famout speech about the preservation of liberty.
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