Vol. 46, No. 1 Remembrance Day, 2019, Getty The world will li – Abraham Lincoln by Joe Bordonaro President Lincoln was wrong about the first part, but very correct about the second part this famous phrase from his ma nificent “Gettysburg Address.” On Nov. 23, 2019, reenactors a members of the general public gathered in Gettysburg, Penn., to remember the actions of the soldiers and the President 156 Remembrance Day 2019. Stafford County Science Teacher Don Mullen, portrays President Lincoln. (Garry Adelman, American Battlefield Trust)
e, nor long remember what we say er 19, 1863.
Members of the 14th Brooklyn car years ago. The Sons of Union con Veterans held their 62nd annual parade, featuring numerous Civil War reenactors. Members of reenacting groups commemorated the actions of various individua and units by conducting marches and visiting monuments. A “Remembrance Illumination” of Gettysburg National Cemetery graves occurs each year, as well. Although the numbers of reenactors are down from its 2000 peak when Wikipedia estimated there were about 50,000 Civil War reenactors; a still im pressive number showed up this T year and kept the traditions ali
The accompanying photos highlight some activities that took place.
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