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[[strike]] scr [[/strike]] Engaged a guide with whom I drove over the [[underline]] battlefield. [[/underline]] Everything well marked by monuments indicating position of different regiments, also some guns in position. Everything well kept Woods intact as they were. At the cemetary, a succession of hemicircles marking the name of the fallen buried there in long hemicircle trenches. Many graves marked "unknown". It was just about this time of the year when the famous battle took place. and now everthing here looks so peacefull. A regiment of regular troops is camping in the field where Pickett's famous charge took place. The field is now dotted with its conical [[?]] kaki tents. Now and then a company of soldiers in kaki passes us in the woods . on march drill. They sing and seem all cheerful
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and jovial. [[underline]]Fine looking men ready to give their lives in there
turn for a new cause which has [[strike]]arrive {\strike]]arisen.[[\underline]] After the arrogance of the slave holders - the [[underline]]greater arrogance of Germany [[\underline]] which threatens the whole world. Their graves mute but [[underline]] striking evidence of all the sacrifices necessary so that the [[\underline]] one great republic might continue to exist. European monarchies would have liked very much at that tune to see this democracy come to nothing.
[ ? ] very hot but clear weather. - My guide pointed me out two breech loading guns - (the only ones used in the battle as all the others were muzzle loaders). These [[underline]]guns [[\underline]] had been obtained [[underline]]from a british [[\underline]] man-of-war. [[underline]] England as well as France at that time [[\underline]]
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