National Security: Gettysburg

Joe Boyles Guest Columnist Today is the 162nd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. It is one of the most important speeches ever delivered in our nation’s history. The address took place during a cemetery dedication four months after the famous battle in southern Pennsylvania between the Army of the Potomac (Union) and the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate). This battle happened during the first three days of July 1863 and is considered the “high water mark” of the