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Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was preparing a final all-out attack on July 3, 1863, when Cullen "Doc" Aubrey showed up with copies of The Philadelphia Inquirer. He couldn't sell them fast enough. Astonishingly, The Inquirer carried news of the first day's fighting before the outcome of the three-day battle was known. "The papers went like gingerbread at the state fair," wrote Aubrey, an industrious newsboy who later described the response in a book, Reflections of a Newsboy in the Army of the Potomac.
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Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was preparing a final all-out attack on July 3, 1863, when Cullen "Doc" Aubrey showed up with copies of The Philadelphia Inquirer. He couldn't sell them fast enough. Astonishingly, The Inquirer carried news of the first day's fighting before the outcome of the three-day battle was known. "The papers went like gingerbread at the state fair," wrote Aubrey, an industrious newsboy who later described the response in a book, Reflections of a Newsboy in the Army of the Potomac.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130701_The_Inquirer_covers_the_battle_-_and_an_unknown_soldier.html#4pxJVTRcdSztyKVS.99

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was preparing a final all-out attack on July 3, 1863, when Cullen "Doc" Aubrey showed up with copies of The Philadelphia Inquirer. He couldn't sell them fast enough. Astonishingly, The Inquirer carried news of the first day's fighting before the outcome of the three-day battle was known. "The papers went like gingerbread at the state fair," wrote Aubrey, an industrious newsboy who later described the response in a book, Reflections of a Newsboy in the Army of the Potomac.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130701_The_Inquirer_covers_the_battle_-_and_an_unknown_soldier.html#4pxJVTRcdSztyKVS.99

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was preparing a final all-out attack on July 3, 1863, when Cullen "Doc" Aubrey showed up with copies of The Philadelphia Inquirer. He couldn't sell them fast enough.

Astonishingly, The Inquirer carried news of the first day's fighting before the outcome of the three-daybattle was known. "The papers went like gingerbread at the state fair," wrote Aubrey, an industrious newsboy who later described the response in a book, Reflections of a Newsboy in the Army of the Potomac.

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When I was young all this fighting in and around Philadelphia, which we learned about, went on field trips to visit, etc. was just so much noise -- much privileged, callow youth that I was.  I can't say I have changed in the privileged respect, but I have learned to appreciate, even be stunned, at our forefathers' sacrifice and fight to first create and then sustain this country.   As Lincoln said:

We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth. 

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was preparing a final all-out attack on July 3, 1863, when Cullen "Doc" Aubrey showed up with copies of The Philadelphia Inquirer. He couldn't sell them fast enough. Astonishingly, The Inquirer carried news of the first day's fighting before the outcome of the three-day battle was known. "The papers went like gingerbread at the state fair," wrote Aubrey, an industrious newsboy who later described the response in a book, Reflections of a Newsboy in the Army of the Potomac.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20130701_The_Inquirer_covers_the_battle_-_and_an_unknown_soldier.html#4pxJVTRcdSztyKVS.99

Amen.