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1. www.findagrave.com › cemetery › 1584934Gettysburg National Cemetery - Find a Grave

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   Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1584934. Find 6949 memorial records at the Gettysburg National Cemetery cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Add a memorial, flowers or photo.

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     MG Charles Henry Tucky Collis Famous Memorial Flowers have...

   • Gettysburg National: a Virtual Cemetery

     1828 – 3 Jul 1863. A curated virtual cemetery for names in...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Gettysburg_National_CemeteryGettysburg National Cemetery - Wikipedia

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   The Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg (1874) by John Russell Bartlett; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg; Gettysburg National Cemetery at Find a Grave

3. www.nps.gov › gett › learnGettysburg National Cemetery - Gettysburg National Military ...

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   Nov 14, 2022 · The Gettysburg National Cemetery is the final resting place for over 6,000 United States soldiers and veterans. Of these, over 3,500 were among the United States soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It was here at the cemetery’s dedication ceremony, just a few months after the battle, that President Abraham Lincoln gave his ...

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   Who buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery?

   • This time, Major General George Gordon Meade —the hero of the Battle of Gettysburg—served as the keynote speaker. In 1872, the Federal government took stewardship of the cemetery and now it remains in the hands of Gettysburg National Military Park. Of the 3,354 bodies buried in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, 979 are unknown.

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   Where is Gettysburg cemetery?

   • The land of the cemetery was part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the cemetery is within Gettysburg National Military Park, which is administered by the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of Interior.

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   Why is Gettysburg a National Cemetery?

   • Because Gettysburg lay on Northern soil, the national cemetery only contained Union dead. The Confederate fallen at Gettysburg were later relocated to Southern cemeteries in Virginia, Georgia, and South Carolina. William Saunders's design of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in 1863. Wikipedia

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   What is the centerpiece of Gettysburg National Cemetery?

   • The centerpiece of Gettysburg National Cemetery is Soldiers' National Monument (1869), a 60-foot-tall (18 m) granite monument designed by sculptor Randolph Rogers and architect George Keller.

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5. www.nps.gov › gett › learnFinding Your Civil War Ancestor - Gettysburg National ...

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   Nov 9, 2017 · Before You Begin. In order to research a Civil War ancestor, you'll first need to know three things: 1. the soldier's name. 2. whether he served for the Union or Confederate army. 3. the state from which the soldier served.

6. www.battlefields.org › learn › articlesDeath & Burial: Guideposts to Gettysburg's Dead | American ...

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   By Garry Adelman, American Battlefield Trust. When Gettysburg's Union and Confederate dead were exhumed for reburial in proper cemeteries (1863-1873), workers recorded key location and other information about each soldier's grave — a true gift to today's historians. Gettysburg National Military Park. Images of Civil War soldiers are one of ...

7. www.battlefields.org › learn › articlesThe Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg | American ...

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   This time, Major General George Gordon Meade —the hero of the Battle of Gettysburg—served as the keynote speaker. In 1872, the Federal government took stewardship of the cemetery and now it remains in the hands of Gettysburg National Military Park. Of the 3,354 bodies buried in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, 979 are unknown.