GETTYSBURG ADDRESS MEMORIAL
"NOW WE ARE ENGAGED IN A GREAT CIVIL WAR, TESTING WHETHER THAT NATION, OR NAY NATION SO CONCEIVED AND DEDICATED, CAN LONG ENDURE. WE ARE MET ON A GREAT BATTLE-FIELD OF THAT WAR. WE HAVE COME TO DEDICATE A PORTION OF THAT FIELD, AS A FINAL RESTING PLACE FOR THOSE WHO HERE GAVE THEIR LIVES THAT THE NATION MIGHT LIVE.IT IS ALTOGETHER FITTING AND PROPER THAT WE SHOULD DO THIS."
Location
Address:
MARIETTA NATIONAL CEMETERY-500 WASHINGTON AVENUE
City:
MARIETTA
State:
Georgia
Zip Code:
30060
Details
Memorial Type:
Cemetery Stones
Access:
Cemetery
Wars Commemorated:
CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
DAVID SIEBERT
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