波多马克军沿着宾州大道游行：1865年5月23日

如果你家乡的街道都能说话，他们可以告诉我们什么有趣的故事呢？那条连接白宫与华盛顿特区首府的宾州大道的故事一定是相当引人入胜的，因为在那里发生过太多事情了。在1865年5月23日，波多马克军 (Army of Potomac) 沿着宾州大道游行，庆祝内战终于退出了。不过，就在一个星期之前，美国人民才在同一条街道上看着亚伯拉罕．林肯葬礼的进行。当步兵团沿着大道游行时，大道上许多建筑物都还披挂着黑 纱。


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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