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WELCOME TO
MONUMENTAL BATTLEFIELDS
Read in the words of our ancestors, their actions and bravery, that set this great nation free from the bonds of slavery.
"The Battle of Gettysburg" The Gettysburg Battlefield, located in Gettysburg Pennsylvania, is one of the best-marked and most visited battlefields in the U.S. Located in south central Pennsylvania, the Battle raged over some 20,000 acres including skirmishes within the boundaries of this small rural town of Gettysburg, . The current Gettysburg National Military Park encompasses more than 6,000 acres. Throughout this area can be found over 1300+ monuments and markers and approximately 400 cannons used during the civil war.
In July 1863, through the efforts of Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtain and a
local Gettysburg attorney, the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association was
born. Attorney McConaughy of
Gettysburg used his own money to purchase land in the regions of Culp’s Hill,
Cemetery Hill and Little Round Top for preservation.
On November 19th 1863, President Abraham Lincoln dedicated a portion of this hallowed ground as a National Cemetery to those that fought and died here. The Gettysburg Address has since become recognized the world over.
By the 1870’s, the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) a Union Veterans
organization, became actively involved in the preservation of the Gettysburg
Battlefield.
By the 25th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, more than 95
Monuments representing Union Commands were dedicated.
6 years later (1894), the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association held some
600 acres of land and included over 300 monuments and markers.
By an act of Congress on February 11th 1895, the Gettysburg National Military Park was officially established under the jurisdiction of the War Department. The practice of placing cannons to mark the positions of batteries was established, as well as identifying and marking the exact locations of both Union and Confederate troop positions.
While in the early days there was little initial interest on the part of Confederates and their Southern States to memorialize the battlefield on which they lost, this lack of interest and participation was corrected some years latter and most southern divisions (Confederate positions) are now well represented here on the Battlefield at Gettysburg.
Thanks' for visiting Monumental Battlefields.
Here at Monumental Battlefields, we hope to provide you with materials to study The Battle of Gettysburg, Antietam (Sharpsburg) and others.
See the monuments and markers of these great civil war battlefields, from the comfort of your chair.
The Home of Civil War Stories, Books, Software and other Reference materials for historians, teachers and civil war buffs.
Study the Gettysburg Battlefield and others, in greater detail.
We hope you
enjoy your visit.
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