Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg

Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln (center) at the consecration just after arriving c. noon and ~3 hours before the speech.[citation needed] In 2006, two additional Gettysburg procession photographs of Lincoln were identified in the Library of Congress.[1]
DateNovember 19, 1863
Time~3 PM
VenueCemetery Hill, Gettysburg National Cemetery
LocationGettysburg, Adams Co, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°49′11″N 77°13′52″W / 39.819767°N 77.231217°W / 39.819767; -77.231217[2]
TypeCeremony
Participants~15,000

The Consecration of the Soldiers' National Cemetery[3][4] was the ceremony at which U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. In addition to the 15,000 spectators, attendees included six state governors: Andrew Gregg Curtin of Pennsylvania, Augustus Bradford of Maryland, Oliver P. Morton of Indiana, Horatio Seymour of New York, Joel Parker of New Jersey, and David Tod of Ohio.[5] Reporters present included Joseph Gilbert (Associated Press), Charles Hale (Boston Advertiser),[6]: 14  John Russell Young (Philadelphia Press); and Cincinnati Commercial,[6]: 13  New York Tribune, & The New York Times reporters.[6]: 15 

  1. ^ Toppo, Greg (November 15, 2007). "Honestly, is that really Abe in 3-D?". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  2. ^ Swain, Craig (March 8, 2009). "Soldiers' National Monument" (HMdb.org webpage, marker 16864). Retrieved 2011-06-23. '… of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.' – Lincoln. November 13th [sic], 1863.     NOTE: The webpage's photo shows the inscribed date is the correct "19th", not the webpage's "13th".
  3. ^ Lincoln, Abraham. "expenses in attending the consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg" (Report). Washington, D. C. (White House). (cited by Klement 1993, p. 267)
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Everett was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "The Heroes of July; A Solemn and Imposing Event. Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburgh". The New York Times. November 20, 1863. p. 1. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-18. The assemblage was of great magnitude, and was gathered within a circle of great extent around the stand, which was located on the highest point of ground on which the battle was fought. (pdf version). p. 2: [Everett] Address; Delivered at Gettysburgh on the Nineteenth of November at the Consecration of the Cemetery
  6. ^ a b c Prochnow, Victor Herbert, ed. (1944). Great Stories from Great Lives. Freeport: Books for Libraries Press. ISBN 0-8369-2018-X.