are any confederate soldiers buried in gettysburg
150 years ago in Gettysburg, thousands of Confederate soldiers were buried in shallow, unmarked graves. 140 years ago, the process of returning some of those soldiers to Hollywood Cemetery began. It’s a little hard to imagine Gettysburg after the three days of fighting that took place there in July of 1863. (Left) The Soldiers National Cemetery in 1910. The first re-internment of Confederate dead began in 1872, once again performed by Samuel Weaver who had been in charge of the re-internments in the Gettysburg national cemetery. As the armies moved away from Gettysburg, the residents of Adams County were shocked to find what had been left behind- thousands of graves scattered in farmyards, fields, and gardens surrounding Gettysburg. Approximately 6,000 Union and Confederate dead were buried on or near the battlefield. Also in the National Cemetery is the New York State Monument (at left), placed here because of that state's sacrifice during the campaign. More New York soldiers died or were injured at Gettysburg than from any other Union state. This towering monument, one of the tallest in the park, stands in the northern end of the cemetery and is adorned with bronze reliefs that depict certain events of the battle. It was here during the dedication ceremony on November 19, 1863, that President Abraham Lincoln spoke of these honored dead... and renewed the Union cause to reunite the war-torn nation with his most famous speech, the Gettysburg Address. 1  1 Landmark Details.  2 History of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, PA) Soldiers' National Monument, the centerpiece of the Cemetery, Photo © by Michael Kendra. To properly bury the Union soldiers who died at Gettysburg, a Soldiers Cemetery was established on the battleground near the center of the Union line. Civil War: The dead from Gettysburg return home. 150 years ago in Gettysburg, thousands of Confederate soldiers were buried in shallow, unmarked graves. 140 years ago, the process of returning some of those soldiers to Hollywood Cemetery began. July 16, 2013; 6:57 AM • by Phil Williams. Today the Soldiers National Cemetery is one of the most honored and visited sites in Gettysburg National Military Park. In the center of the cemetery stands the Soldiers National Monument, erected in 1869 as a national memorial of sorrow. Register of Confederate Soldiers Who Died in Camp Douglas 1862–1865 and Lie Buried in Oakwoods Cemetery. Chicago, Illinois. 1892. (FHL film 1710607 item 4.) Includes the name, company, regiment, and state for over 4,300 soldiers buried at Camp Douglas. The pages linked below contain a roll of soldiers buried at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg according to a report from 1865. It is a listing of soldiers by state. Some of the dead are listed with items found with them. Others are listed with identifying features.
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