Ken Burns: The National Parks DVD Section-Civil War Pets away from Lee and the

away from Lee and the Battle of Gettysburg that would start the next day

This time the Union troops wrested the wall and high ground from the Confederates and drove west into the enemy’s rear

an unlikely tandem who each became famous and died prematurely

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Stephen Coleman

Ken Burns: The National Parks DVD Section-Civil War Pets away from Lee and theAmerica's Best Idea The national parks spring from an idea as uniquely American as the Declaration of Independence and just as radical: that the most precious portions of the land should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone, for all time. Here are the stories of those magnificent places and the unforgettable people who kept them from destruction stories of struggle and conflict, stirring adventure and enduring inspiration, set