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01/07/2013 GMT

The Battle of Gettysburg

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Battle of Gettysburg

It is 150 years since the Battle of Gettysburg, a turning point in the American Civil War

It is 150 years since a turning point in the American Civil War, which also inspired one of the most famous speeches in US history, the Gettysburg Address.

It is 150 years since a crucial battle in the American Civil War, which also inspired one of the most famous speeches in US history, the Gettysburg Address. Listen to diaries, and journals from the time.

(Image: Re-enactors portraying Union soldiers in the Murray's Brigade drill commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.  Credit: Matt Rourke/AP)

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