Man seldom sees or hears the like of this but once in a lifetime.

And those that saw and heard this infernal crash and witnessed the havoc made by the

shrieking, howling missiles of death as they ploughed the earth and tore the trees will

never forget it.

It seemed that death was in every foot of space and safety was only in flight, but none of

the men did that.

To know the tension of mind under fire like that, it must be experienced.

It cannot be told in words.

For two long hours this pandemonium was kept up and then, as suddenly as it commenced,

it ceased.

Lieutenant John H. Lewis, 9th Virginia infantry, Armisteads Brigade, Pickett's Division, Army

of Northern Virginia.

Hey everyone, welcome to the 375th episode of our Civil War Podcast.

My name is Rich.

And I'm Tracy.

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Thanks for tuning into the podcast.

At 2 p.m. on the afternoon of Friday, July 3rd, 1863, Professor Michael Jacobs of Pennsylvania

College would record the temperature as 87 degrees, which would be the highest temperature

he recorded in Gettysburg all that month.

A slight south breeze began to stir the still humid air and very slowly drifted the dense

banks of powder smoke away from the battlefield.

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