This delay could have been to Longstreet's advantage, for when he was preparing, Union General Dan Sickles became nervous and moved his corps down the hill to occupy the higher ground in front of Cemetery Ridge. ... One division, under Edward Johnson, was given the task of advancing on Culp's Hill. ... But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. ... The world will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. ... It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before ...

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