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James Longstreet's Account of the Battle of Gettysburg: Excerpts From the Official Action Report
At the Battle of Gettysburg (1-3 July 1863) Confederate Lieutenant General James Longstreet urged his commanding officer, General Robert E. Lee, to reposition their forces on the evening of Day 1. Lee refused, as the Union Army was before him and he had never retreated from a battle once engaged. Longstreet was not arguing for a retreat, however, but a redeployment in a flanking/turning maneuver that would provide better ground, as the Union Army was heavily entrenched on Cemetery Hill and dislodging them through frontal assaults would be quite costly. Lee was certain it could be done, however...
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For the love of monsters: Meet the area's biggest Godzilla fan
Muncy, Pa. — Chris Lewis of Muncy has been a fan of Godzilla for most of his life. With a collection of close to 600 Godzilla pieces, you could say the 43-year-old is a super fan. "I've been collecting for 35 years since I was about 7 or 8 years old," Lewis said. "I still have the first Godzilla doll I ever got when I was around 5. It was a gift from my uncle," Lewis said. The Godzilla doll has a remote control to make him move and make the eyes light up red. It came from the long-gone electronics chain store, Radio Shack, Lewis said. The Godzilla franchise has been around for more than 70 years now. The latest Godzilla movie, "Godzilla Minus Zero," was released in U.S. theaters on Nov. 6. It is the 39th film in the Godzilla series, which began with the original Japanese film in 1954. Lewis is particularly excited about this one because he's heard buzz that it may be up for an award next year. Of course, Lewis went to the see the movie last week. "It's one of my top 5 movies now," Lewis said. Godzilla, a gigantic prehistoric reptilian monster,