Gettysburg National Cemetery

August 26, 2023 -- Gettysburg National Cemetery or "Soldier's Cemetery" was created for Union army casualties sustained in the Battle of Gettysburg. The cemetery contains 3,512 interments, including the graves of 979 unknowns. It also has sections for veterans of subsequent wars The total number of interments exceeds 6,000. 

Established November 19, 1863

Lincoln Memorial

Commemorative Marker

Markers for known soldiers

Rostrum

Rows of markers

Soldier's Monument

2000 Marylanders fought at Gettysburg

Representative statues (L) war and (R) history

One of the few black soldiers buried at Gettysburg

An unknown soldier

Most Confederate soldiers killed at Gettysburg are buried in Southern cemeteries.

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Post created 27 May 2026

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