1938 Newsreel
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1938 was the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
1938 was the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Civil War defined us as a nation. To understand the American character the Civil War must be studied.
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1938 Newsreel
Clip: Episode 1 | 3m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
1938 was the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The Civil War defined us as a nation. To understand the American character the Civil War must be studied.
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