The dead. He was giving the Gettysburg Address when he said that in dedication to the fallen Union soldiers buried there.
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled on the battlefield.
Lincoln said that the dead soldiers had consecrated the ground and his mere words could do nothing to hallow it any more.
By occupying and holding the high ground, it gave the North command of the battlefield and put them in a superior defensive position. Lee would have to attack them.
I went to Gettysburg twice. You can walk around a lot of the perimeter. You can go on Little and Big Rock and go inside their caves. The main battlefield is massive and deep and you aren't allowed to go on it. You can stand on rocks and look at the battlefield. It is amazing, breathtaking and emotional. It is considered sacred ground. It's unbelievable standing where thousands of men died.
Geography had little effect except that Wellington had selected the battlefield and controlled strategic high ground and the few available man made areas that could be used as strongpoints.
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled on the battlefield.
The soldiers stood with reverence on the hallowed ground of the battlefield where many had sacrificed their lives.
On Hallowed Ground has 192 pages.
On Hallowed Ground was created in 1996-10.
Lincoln said that the dead soldiers had consecrated the ground and his mere words could do nothing to hallow it any more.
The travelers had to be careful as they crossed the hallowed ground of the graveyard.
The cast of Hallowed Ground - 2010 includes: Elmer Gorham
Hallowed Ground - Skin Yard album - was created in 1988.
It means something sacred or holy. Some churches are said to be built on hallowed ground. Some houses are said to be built on hallowed ground (in some cases a sacred burial ground).
Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area was created in 2008.
The web address of the Hallowed Ground Coalition For Historic Conservation is: www.gettysburgtrust.com
Great Drives - 1996 Hallowed Ground was released on: USA: 6 September 2006