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There are several cemeteries in Gettysburg. The most famous is the one that was established after the great Civil War battle there and was used to bury the white Union dead. Confederate dead and black union soldiers were buried elsewhere.

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Gettysburg National Cemetery is located in Gettysburg National Battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The exact address is on National Cemetery Drive, located between Baltimore Street (Highway 15) and Taneytown Road (Highway 134).

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Because Lincoln wanted to honor the dead people that died in the battle of Gettysburg.

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Where was the cemetery located where the Gettysburg speech was told?

The national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is located in Southern Pennsylvania.


Was Gettysburg a cemetery?

Gettysburg is and was a town which, like all towns, had a cemetery. There is also a Gettysburg National Cemetery located on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. David Wills, a local attorney was responsible for acquiring the land for this after the Civil War battle there.


What battlefield is Lincoln's Gettysburg Address meant to dedicate?

The Gettysburg Address was not meant to dedicate a battlefield, it was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. That cemetery was located on a portion of the battlefield where the Battle of Gettysburg took place.


When was Gettysburg Cemetery dedicated?

The cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield was dedicated on November 19, 1863.


What Lincoln dedicated a cemetery here?

Abraham Lincoln dedicated the Military Cemetery at Gettysburg in November 1863. It was the occasion for his Gettysburg Address.


Was the Gettysburg cemetery complete when the dedication took place?

The cemetery at Gettysburg was dedicated in the year of November19,1863


What cemetery was dedacated in the Gettysburgs address?

The Gettysburg Military Cemetery


Was the Gettysburg Address also the opening to the Gettysburg National Cemetery?

The Gettysburg Address was delivered by Mr. Lincoln at the opening dedication of the cemetery, yes, but he was not the main speaker.


Why is Gettysburg PA famous?

* The Battle of Gettysburg during the US Civil War * The Gettysburg Address delivered by President Abraham Lincoln * Home to a national cemetery, The Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg


What battlefield is Lincoln's speech meant to dedicate?

Abraham Lincoln's speech was meant to dedicate Gettysburg


Where was the exact location of the gettysburg address?

it is given in gettysburg, pennsylvania; at a cemetery that was going to be used for all of the people who died during the Battle of Gettysburg


What was Gettysburg turned into after fighting?

Gettysburg became a War Memorial Cemetery.