波多馬克軍沿著賓州大道遊行：1865年5月23日

如果你家鄉的街道都能說話，他們可以告訴我們什麼有趣的故事呢？那條連接白宮與華盛頓特區首府的賓州大道的故事一定是相當引人入勝的，因為在那裡發生過太多事情了。在1865年5月23日，波多馬克軍 (Army of Potomac) 沿著賓州大道遊行，慶祝內戰終於結束了。不過，就在一個星期之前，美國人民才在同一條街道上看著亞伯拉罕‧林肯葬禮的進行。當步兵團沿著大道遊行時，大道上許多建築物都還披掛著黑 紗。


If the streets in your town could talk, would they have any interesting stories to tell? You can imagine that stories of Pennsylvania Avenue, the street that connects the White House to the Capitol in Washington, D.C., would be fascinating--so much has happened there! On May 23, 1865, the Army of the Potomac celebrated the end of the Civil War by parading down Pennsylvania Avenue. Only weeks before, mourners watched Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession pass by along the same thoroughfare. Many of the buildings were still dressed in black crepe as the Infantry Unit came marching up the avenue.

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