The cemetery played a strategic role in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. Four months after the battle, at the dedication of the immediately-adjacent National Cemetery, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his " Gettysburg Address " from a platform in Evergreen Cemetery.
- 1854
- United States
- 17.65 acres (7.14 ha)
- Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Evergreen Cemetery gatehouse (1855) is a historic building located at 799 Baltimore Pike in Adams County, Pennsylvania. During the American Civil War, the gatehouse played an important role in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. It is a contributing structure in Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District.
- United States
- Italianate
- September 1, 1855
- 799 Baltimore Pike
Evergreen Cemetery – formerly called Citizen's Cemetery It is part of Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District, and is surrounded by Gettysburg National Military Park and Soldiers' National Cemetery. The cemetery played a strategic role in the July 1 to 3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.
Evergreen Cemetery’s gatehouse, completed in 1855, is likely the only structure in Gettysburg that still serves the purpose for which it was built. First serving as the home of its original caretaker, Peter Thorn and his family, the gatehouse has continued to house the caretaker of the cemetery over one hundred and sixty years later.
In today’s post, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Deb Novotny describes some actions by Mary Jacobs on July 4, 1863, presents Pennsylvania Hall where Michael Jacobs helped Union soldiers into the cupola, and shows us Jacobs’ grave in Evergreen Cemetery.
Jun 29, 2016 · The Gettysburg Address was delivered in Evergreen Cemetery. President Abraham Lincoln came to Gettysburg in November 1863 to dedicate the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. His remarks at this dedication are now famously known as the Gettysburg Address.
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