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Dedication Ceremony for the National Cemetery at Gettysburg



Dedication Ceremony for the National Cemetery at Gettysburg
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Title: Dedication Ceremony for the National Cemetery at Gettysburg
Description: Engraving of the dedication ceremony for the Soldiers' National Cemetery, November 19,1863, that appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." It was at this ceremony that President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address, one of the most famous speeches in American history. Other images on this two-page spread from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper include soldiers' graves, Round Top Mountain, the "slaughter pen" of Gettysburg from Granite Top, Meade's headquarters, and Gettysburg itself.
Image ID: 97518
Creation
Date: 		December 5, 1863 
Creator
Name: 		Becker, Joseph
City, State: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Collection
Name: 		Rare Books
Genre: Book or pamphlet
Additional
Information: 		Pages 168 and 169.
Subjects: Newspapers
Carriages and carts
Horse-drawn vehicles
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Battlefields
National cemeteries
Civil War, 1861-1865
Crowds
Flags
Engraving
 

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