Listen to the sound clip On August 4th, 1863, General Robert E. Lee received French ambassador Edouard Henri Mercier in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Lee has chosen the location deliberately. Almost one hundred years before, America’s Founding Fathers had charted the constitution of a new nation. Now, surrounded by Confederate troops in full revelry, Lee hoped that, with France’s assistance, the South would too. from Coyote Peterson TTS Computer AI Voice:
On August 4th, 1863, General Robert E. Lee received French ambassador Edouard Henri Mercier in Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Lee has chosen the location deliberately. Almost one hundred years before, America’s Founding Fathers had charted the constitution of a new nation. Now, surrounded by Confederate troops in full revelry, Lee hoped that, with France’s assistance, the South would too.
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