georgy-konstantinovich-zhukov:thecivilwarparlor:Gettysburg Reunion 1938-75th Anniversary of the Batt
georgy-konstantinovich-zhukov:thecivilwarparlor:Gettysburg Reunion 1938-75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Approximately 1800 Union and Confederate veterans attended the 75th Reunion, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated a monument with a nine minute speech. Of the 1800 veterans who attended the 75th Anniversary ceremonies, the youngest was 88 years old, and the oldest claimed to be 112 years old. This photo was taken in 1938.I remember seeing a news reel feature from this reunion where they “reenacted” Pickett’s charge. So its these ‘old as fuck’ CSA vets charging towards the Union vets, then they all shake hands when they reach them, and one of the Confederate’s says something very friendly to the guy whose hand he is shaking, and turns to the camera and then says “that there is the rebel yell”. -- source link
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