From NPR's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED - interesting how the Civil War still overshadowed American thinking 75 years later.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106259780
by John McDonough
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All Things Considered, July 3, 2009 · Commentator John McDonough recalls the last great reunion of Civil War veterans from the North and South. It took place July 3-5, 1938, on the 75th anniversary of Gettysburg — at Gettysburg, Pa.
At the time, the whole country was almost painfully aware that the last living links to a decisive event were about to slip away.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106259780
by John McDonough
Audio for this story will be available at approx. 7:00 p.m. ET
All Things Considered, July 3, 2009 · Commentator John McDonough recalls the last great reunion of Civil War veterans from the North and South. It took place July 3-5, 1938, on the 75th anniversary of Gettysburg — at Gettysburg, Pa.
At the time, the whole country was almost painfully aware that the last living links to a decisive event were about to slip away.
