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Source/Further reading:

Overview: https://www.history.com/topics/americ...
History of the town, preCivil War: https://www.destinationgettysburg.com...
https://www.gettysburgpa.gov/history
Notes on the effect of the battle on the town: https://www.nps.gov/gett/learn/histor...
Details of battle and casualty statistics: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/ci...
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/ar...
Britannica’s indepth take: https://www.britannica.com/event/Batt...
Excellent podcast analysing the Gettysburg Address: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07c...
Text of the Gettysburg Address: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/l...
Ghosts of the battlefield: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...
French and Indian War: https://history.state.gov/milestones/...
Missouri Compromise: https://www.britannica.com/event/Miss...
Lead up to Civil War: https://www.britannica.com/topic/sece...
Fort Sumter: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histor...
Gettysburg and shoes: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.p...
https://historynewsnetwork.org/articl...
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/ar...