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Remembering Last Reunion Of Civil War Veterans [podcast 8 min 54 sec]

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.
Read entire article at NPR All Things Considered