Soldiers' National Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA

Black veterans from the Civil War buried at this cemetery include Henry Gooden, Co. C, 127th USCT and Charles H. Parker, Co. F, 3rd USCT.

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Location or Site
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Gettysburg, PA
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Abraham Lincoln, on horseback, leads the procession to the new Gettysburg cemetery Education/Culture
Edward Everett, the famous orator, speaks at the dedication of the Soldiers' Cemetery in Gettysburg Education/Culture
Philadelphia observes a day of fasting for the dedication of the Soldiers' Cemetery in Gettysburg Education/Culture
President Lincoln delivers his "dedicatory remarks" at the consecration of the Soldiers' Cemetery Education/Culture
President Lincoln departs Gettysburg for Washington after a brief service at the Presbyterian church Education/Culture
The cornerstone is laid for the Soldiers' Monument at Gettysburg's National Soldiers' Cemetery Battles/Soldiers
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Chicago (IL) Tribune, “From Gettysburg,” November 13, 1863
Gettysburg Address (Hay Draft), November 19, 1863
Gettysburg Address (Nicolay Draft), November 19, 1863
Gettysburg Address (Bancroft Copy), November 19, 1863
Gettysburg Address (Everett Copy), November 19, 1863
Gettysburg Address (Bliss Copy), November 19, 1863
Edward Everett to Abraham Lincoln, November 20, 1863
David Wills to Abraham Lincoln, November 23, 1863
Lancaster (PA) Intelligencer, “Pickpockets,” December 1, 1863
Abraham Lincoln to Edward Everett, February 4, 1864
Andrew Johnson to David Wills, July 3, 1865
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