,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #aib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bg1
 #bjac ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,toomey7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,commemorating 
the #aejth anniversary of the ,battle of
 ,gettysburg and the significance of    
this battle in the history of the       
,united ,states4  ,whereas1 between     
,july #a and ,july #c1 #ahfc1 the       
,battle of ,gettysburg in ,gettysburg1  
,pennsylvania1 was the turning point for
 the ,union ,army in the ,american      
,civil ,war2 ,whereas the ,battle of    
,gettysburg was the battle with the     
largest number of casualties in the     
,american ,civil ,war2 ,whereas1 on     
,november #ai1 #ahfc1 ,president        
,abraham ,lincoln delivered the         
,gettysburg ,address at the dedication  
of the ,soldiers' ,national ,cemetery2  
,whereas over #c1ejj soldiers were      
buried at the ,soldiers' ,national      

,cemetery after losing their lives in   
the battle2 ,whereas reconciliation     
between the ,north and the ,south began 
at ,gettysburg through warm and         
respectful post-war reunions that       
featured peace walk reenactments of     
,pickett's ,charge in #ahhg1 #aiac1 and 
#aich2 ,whereas the ,gettysburg         
battlefield was designated as a         
,national ,military ,park in #ahie2     
,whereas the residents of ,gettysburg   
helped to preserve the land that now    
serves as the ,gettysburg ,national     
,military ,park1 including the          
,soldiers' ,national ,cemetery and the  
,gettysburg battlefield2 and ,whereas   
more than #a1jjj1jjj people travel each 
year to visit the park1 museum1 and     
visitor center3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 recognizes the
 #aejth anniversary of the ,battle of   
,gettysburg2  7#b7 recognizes the       
historical significance of the outcome  
of the ,battle of ,gettysburg1 which    
helped to preserve the ,united ,states2 

and  7#c7 encourages the people of the  
,united ,states to visit ,gettysburg    
,national ,military ,park to celebrate  
and commemorate the #aejth anniversary  
of the ,battle of ,gettysburg4