The year was 1864.
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Union and Confederate troops fought together in a fratricidal battle
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and success leaned for a moment on that, a moment on the other side, as if God still
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could not decide
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to whom he will award victory.
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After long, bloody fights
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General Meed's Potomac Army
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met the South Army in northern Virginia,
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in a place called Calais Forn.
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Only the wild and beautiful river separated both camps
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Rappahannock.
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And so, in constant skirmishes, both armies caught Christmas Day.
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That day was different.
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Something special was in the air
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and all the men felt it.
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Not a single shot was fired during the day.
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For the gala dinner, both armies had almost the same thing:
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soup with a few pieces of beef and a little festive whiskey.
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Darkness descended, fires broke out
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and services were held in front of the tents on either side of the river.
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And that's when the band of the 131st Indian Regiment began playing the song:
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"Come closer, all faithful." Once finished, the Confederate Orchestra of the second
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sides of the river began to play:
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"May God give us the joy of the Lord"
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It was weird. |
The men on both sides of the river fell silent and listened.
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And then General Lee's army orchestra began playing the most beautiful song - Silent
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night.
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And the band Union has joined. |
In grave silence, both orchestras played one together
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song.
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And suddenly hostility ceased to exist in all hearts.
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It was Christmas Eve. |
The music flowed through the camp of the South and the North
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and the surface of the river reflected the glow of the campfires equally to all.
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It was a holy night.
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And then, just when the song was over, a shot was fired.
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One Southern soldier drank more whiskey than he could bear - and shot across the river.
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The horn player from the band Severu fell to the ground.
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There was a stunned silence for a moment.
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Which was replaced by a furious roar.
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Bilateral firing began
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and again there were many dead and wounded.
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And the battles continued.
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The Confederate army then suffered huge losses in the fighting
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and after several desperate and futile battles
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the troops of the South definitively surrendered. |
The war is over.
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But I know that the outcome of the war was decided earlier.
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already at Christmas 1864 on the river Rappahannock
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Ever since the song "Silent Night" interrupted that one stupid shot,
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all happiness turned its back on the South. |
God was angry with the South.
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And how do I know all this? |
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I'm the soldier who shot drunk then.
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GOD FORGIVE ME !!! |