Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Marker Inscription
Site of the July 1–3, 1863 battle, the war's bloodiest, and of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address dedicating the soldiers' cemetery on November 19, 1863.
Erected by National Park Service
The Story
Lee's second invasion of the North ended here in three days of fighting that left over 50,000 casualties. Four months later Lincoln redefined the war's purpose in 272 words.
Why it matters
Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War and the setting of its most famous speech — 'a new birth of freedom.'
Related people
- · Abraham Lincoln
- · Robert E. Lee
Related events
- · Battle of Gettysburg
- · Gettysburg Address
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