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Gettysburg National Military Park
Curriculum Materials
 
The War for Freedom
(Harper's Weekly)
On the Road to Freedom
 

The War for Freedom: A Curriculum

Gettysburg is the best-known and most visited Civil War battlefield in America and for many of our visitors has become a touchstone of the symbolic struggle that decided the future of our nation as one "dedicated to the propostion that all men are created equal." Gettysburg's African Americans, who most likely understood the roots of the conflict better than the town's white residents, were suddenly thrust into the center of a battle that threatened not only their property, but their freedom as well.

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Irish Brigade Monument at Gettysburg  

Did You Know?
The bronze likeness of an Irish Wolfhound on the Irish Brigade monument at Gettysburg National Military Park symbolizes the loyalty shown for the Union cause by the brigade's soldiers, most of whom were Irish immigrants or sons of immigrants to the United States.

Last Updated: April 24, 2008 at 15:35 EST