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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.
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
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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.
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
The camp opened a new recreation hall in 1934 and provided manpower for building the veterans camp for the 1938 Gettysburg reunion, [3] and about 50 enrollees of CCC Company #1355-C served as aides for unaccompanied veterans.