Lincoln comes to Gettysburg : the creation of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address /

After almost 8,000 dead dotted the fields of Gettysburg, several men hatched the idea of a new cemetery to bury and honor the Union soldiers just south of town. Their task was difficult to say the least. This book recounts the events surrounding the creation of the Soldiers' National Cemetery,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Gottfried, Bradley M. (Author), Gottfried, Linda I. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie, [2021]
Edition:	First edition.
Series:	Emerging Civil War series.
Subjects:	Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.) > History. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865. > Gettysburg address. Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of > Pennsylvania > Gettysburg > History > 19th century. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Casualties. Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863.

Table of Contents:

After the Battle
Initial Burying the Dead
The Need for a Cemetery
Fight Over the National Cemetery's Location
Planning the New National Cemetery
Moving the Corpses
Planning the Consecration Ceremony
Getting to Gettysburg
The Big Day Arrives
The Consecration Ceremony and the Remainder of the Day
Writing the Gettysburg Address
Which Gettysburg Address?
Reactions to the Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address' Meaning and Enduring Legacy of Gettysburg.