160 years ago today, The Deadliest Battle Begins

 

It is 57,709 days from the start date to the end date, but not including the end date.

Or 160 years excluding the end date.

Or 1896 months excluding the end date.

50th Anniversary reunion photo

Now the "Friendly" Angle One of the most affecting sights witnessed during the present reunion of Confederate and Federal veterans at Gettysburg is depicted in this photograph. Across the stone wall, which marks the boundaries of the famous "Bloody Angle" where Pickett lost over 3,000 men from a force of 6,000 these old soldiers of the North and South clasped hands in fraternal affection

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  The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point

1938 film from the 75th Anniversary gathering:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce5WpM-JMYg