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The Suicide Charge of the First Minnesota, Gettysburg, Day 2, July 2nd, 1863 For historians, Gettysburg is one of the most fascinating of all battles. Though the participants did not know it at the time, it was a watershed event, three days that would echo throughout the rest of the war. Though it would go on for another two long years, the outcome of this battle laid the eventual groundwork for what some believe was its inevitable conclusion, the end of independence for the south. It was Lee’s last viable opportunity to bring the North to its knees. He came...