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Union forces defeated Robert E. Lee’s army in a pivotal three-day battle in Pennsylvania.
Battle of Gettysburg
1963 Civil War
Union forces defeated Robert E. Lee’s army in a pivotal three-day battle in Pennsylvania.
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