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is more that unites us than divides us.

But he also understood that peace needs to be waged with as much intensity as war.

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Hey everyone, thanks for tuning in to the 380th episode of our Civil War podcast.

I'm Rich.

And I'm Tracy.

Hello Y'all.

Welcome to the podcast.

Well, having just finished up the Battle of Gettysburg, with this episode we're going

to fast forward on the podcast timeline from July of 1863 to November of that year.

Way back when we first started the Gettysburg Battle and campaign story arc, we said that

when we finished up with all of that, then we'd fast forward to the Gettysburg address.

So that's what we're doing.

However, with the next episode, we'll go back to July 1863 and moving on from the Battle

of Gettysburg, we'll pick back up with the regular podcast timeline.

And first up, we'll be the story of the 54th Massachusetts and the failed federal assault

on Battery Wagner, their outside Charleston, South Carolina, which took place on July 18,

1863, and which of course was depicted in one of our favorite movies of all time.

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