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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]
Attendance for the memorial's dedication at the 1938 Gettysburg reunion on July 3 was 250,000; a further 100,000 attempted to attend but failed to arrive due to congested roads. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived at a temporary platform on his special train via the Reading Railroad from the North after leaving Springwood at Hyde Park NY ...
Many of these men made up the 21,000 who arrived at the 1913 Gettysburg reunion at Great Camp on June 29, instead of the 6,000 expected for the 1st day. [38]: 52 1913-07-02 Six American Civil War veterans at the Great Camp of the 1913 Gettysburg reunion died since June 29, due to effects of heat and age. [39] 1913-07-07
The Eternal Light Peace Memorial was unveiled at the 1938 Gettysburg reunion.. Historical events regarding the district's registered/documented properties include the famous 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and Gettysburg Address, and the subsequent Gettysburg Battlefield memorial development, historic commemorations, and addition of visitor services during the subsequent administrative eras.
Forgotten Soldier Memorial, in honor of African-American soldiers, Bayview Park, Key West, unveiled February 16, 2016 [16] Obelisk at Clinton Square, Bayview Park, Key West, circa 1866 [17] Monument Park, Lynn Haven, dedicated in 1920 [18] G.A.R. Memorial, Woodlawn Cemetery, Miami, dedicated on April 12, 1939 [19]
Gettysburg National Military Park. ... Camp Sharpe. ←: 1938 reunion and Peace Memorial. ... 1780 Gettysburg settled 1761 Gettys Tavern
Lincolnton: Confederate Soldiers Memorial Drinking Fountain (1911) Louisburg: The Confederate Memorial Drinking Fountain (1923) is dedicated to North Carolinian Orren Randolph Smith, who designed the Stars and Bars, the first official flag of the Confederacy. It is five feet high, six feet across, and has separate "white" and "colored" drinking ...
1938 Gettysburg reunion; B. Adams County, Pennsylvania ... Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association; Gettysburg Electric Railway; Gettysburg National Military Park ...