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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 June 29 – July 4 gathering of 53,407 veterans (about 8,750 Confederate) [1] was the largest Civil War veteran reunion. [2] All honorably-discharged veterans in the Grand Army of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans were invited, and veterans from 46 of the 48 states attended [3] (all except Nevada and Wyoming). [4] [5]
The former Franklin County Veterans Memorial in 2005. The current museum occupies the same location. The site along the west side of the Scioto River near the Discovery Bridge on Broad Street was originally home to the Franklin County Veterans Memorial, [3] which originally opened in 1955 [4] and was demolished to make way for the museum in early 2015, [5] by S.G. Loewendick & Sons. [6]
K9 reunion: Army veteran reunites with his K9 companion, who served with him in Afghanistan. Veterans Day restaurant deals 2024: More than 80 discounts, including free meals.
The museum near Choctaw Stadium will be a national institution dedicated to telling the stories of America’s more than 3,500 recipients of the highest military decoration for valor in combat.
Einstein Bros. Bagels is giving veterans and active-duty military a free hot or iced coffee of any size with in-store purchase on Nov. 11. Proof of service required. Proof of service required.
Attorney David McConaughy, a Captain of the "Adams Rifles", [2] organized the first veteran's reunion at Gettysburg, [3]: 105 and distinguished visitors were hosted at the new Springs Hotel which opened June 28. 1872 The G. A. R. reunion for the Pennsylvania division "in the grove adjacent to the Springs Hotel" [4] had only ~200 attendees. [5] 1878
This included 6,000 veterans buried in seven military sections (thousands more are buried on private lots), of which 15 were generals [25] and five Medal of Honor recipients. [30] Portions of two of the military sections are National Cemeteries. Sections at Green Lawn Cemetery were originally lettered in the order in which they were developed.