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The 1938 Gettysburg reunion was an encampment of American Civil War veterans on the Gettysburg Battlefield for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.The gathering included approximately 25 veterans of the battle [3]: 72 with a further 1,359 Federal and 486 Confederate attendees [4] out of the 8,000 living veterans of the war. [5]
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial is a 1938 Gettysburg Battlefield monument dedicated on July 3, 1938, commemorating the 1913 Gettysburg reunion for the 50th anniversary of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1913.
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The four-day 1938 Gettysburg reunion began, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. Don Budge of the United States won his second straight Wimbledon title, defeating Harry Austin of the United Kingdom in the Gentlemen's Singles final. [2] Born: Hariprasad Chaurasia, classical flautist, in Allahabad, British India
The 1913 Gettysburg reunion was a Gettysburg Battlefield encampment of American Civil War veterans for the Battle of Gettysburg's 50th anniversary. The June 29 – July 4 gathering of 53,407 veterans (about 8,750 Confederate) [ 1 ] was the largest Civil War veteran reunion. [ 2 ]
William Henry Jackson also attended the 75th anniversary commemoration and the 1938 Gettysburg reunion, in July 1938. [16] In 1942, Jackson died at the age of 99 in New York City. [6] He was honored by the Explorer's Club for his 80,000 photographs of the American West.
John Stamos celebrated his friend and former costar Bob Saget on the late comedian’s birthday with a photo of the Full House cast that included Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. “Happy ...
The Battle of Gettysburg half dollar was designed by Frank Vittor and minted in 1937, although it was dated 1936. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It commemorated the upcoming 1938 75th anniversary of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg .