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TIL at Gettysburg a Union regiment sacrificed itself by charging into a Confederate force which outnumbered them 5 to 1. They suffered 82% casualties in 5 minutes, including the commander. However they managed to buy time for Union forces to set up defensive positions that stopped Pickett's charge.

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