Celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s impact on Gettysburg throughout November
Throughout the month of November, we tip our top hat to President Abraham Lincoln and his famous “Gettysburg Address,” remembered and recited by generations around the world.
Months after the epic Civil War battle swept through the small town of Gettysburg, it was time for Gettysburg to dedicate a new national cemetery where 3,500 Union soldiers were buried. Lincoln was invited to say only “a few appropriate remarks,” not the main speaker that afternoon … but it was his short, two-minute speech, that is remembered today.
The “Gettysburg Address” is symbolic in bringing the nation together after the war’s most deadly conflict – here in Gettysburg in July 1863 – left 51,000 dead, wounded, captured or missing.
Remembers those who gave their lives in the American Civil War. The day features a parade with several thousand people in Union and Confederate uniforms.
68th Annual Remembrance Day Parade
Beginning at 12:00 pm
Streets of Gettysburg
5:30 – 9:30 pm
Anniversary of the 1863 Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg during which President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
161st Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg National Cemetery
10:30am
Keynote: Dr. Craig Symonds
November 15
Questions and Mysteries of Lincoln’s Visit to Gettysburg
November 16
Songs and Stories of a Civil War Hospital
November 19
Lincoln Fellowship’s Annual Membership Meeting, Luncheon, and Program
Today, Lincoln is remembered throughout Gettysburg – especially at those locations where the president, himself, visited during this stay – including the Historic Lincoln Railroad Station (where he arrived), the David Wills House (where he stayed overnight and finished his speech), the Gettysburg National Cemetery (where he delivered his remarks), as well as places along his procession to the cemetery where townspeople watched what would later become one of the country’s most historic moments.
Likewise, museums throughout Gettysburg – including the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center, the David Wills House Museum, Historic Gettysburg Railroad Station, Adams County Historical Society’s “Gettysburg Beyond the Battle Museum” all feature exhibits or artifacts that help visitors learn the story of Lincoln’s visit.
Gettysburg Lincoln Railroad Station
When Abraham Lincoln came to Gettysburg for his famous speech, he arrived at this railroad station. The site now offers a virtual reality experience entitled Ticket to the Past.
In your visit to Gettysburg, you can see the bedroom where Mr. Lincoln spent the night at this famous house.
Walk in the footsteps of history and see the location where the Gettysburg Address was given.
Gettysburg Presbyterian Church
Following his speech and lunch in town, Lincoln visited this church. While the building has since been replaced, you can still see the original pew that he sat in.
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