President Lincoln dedicated a cemetery at the
battlefield of Gettysburg on November 19, 1863. The largest battle of the
Civil War was at Gettysburg which is 50 miles northwest of Baltimore.
The Battle started on July 1, 1863 and was over two days later. It ended with
the Union army winning and more than 15,000 soldiers missing, killed, or wounded.
It was also the turning point of the war. It was the last effort Lee made
to take the fighting into the northern states.
February 11, 1895 Gettysburg became the Gettysburg National Military Park.
It was made a memorial for the armies that fought in the three day battle.
Gettysburg National Military Park has over 6,000 acres and has many monuments,
markers, and memorials.
Read the Gettysburg Address:
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/gettys.htm
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/ga.html
For more information visit the following sites:
http://www.nps.gov/gett/
http://www.nps.gov/gett/gettkidz/kidzindex.htm
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gtburg.htm