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The Star of Gettysburg

CHAPTER XIII
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What's going on ?" "Nothing, except the rising of the sun.

See it, Harry, just coming over the edge of the horizon behind those two queer hills." The rim of the eastern sky was reddening fast, and Round Top and Little Round Top stood out against it, black and exaggerated.

They were raised in the dawn, yet dim, to twice their height, and rose like gigantic towers.
But there was light enough already for Harry to see masses of men on the opposing slopes, and stone fences running along the hillsides, some of which had been thrown up in the night by soldiers.
"I take it that the whole Army of the Potomac is here," he said.
"So our scouts tell us," replied Dalton.

"Our forces are gathered, too, except the six thousand infantry under Pickett and McLaws and the cavalry under Stuart.

But they'll come." Harry and Dalton ate breakfast quickly, and, hurrying back, stood near their chief, ready for any service.


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