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Identifier: gettysburglincol01burr (find matches)
Title: Gettysburg and Lincoln;
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Burrage, Henry S. (Henry Sweetser), 1837-1926
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.) Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863
Publisher: New York and London, G. P. Putnam's sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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of Governor Curtin;and at his request Mr. Wills entered into corres-pondence with the governors of other States,whose soldiers were engaged in the battle atGettysburg. On August 17th, Mr. Wills wrote to GovernorCurtin as follows: By virtue of the authorityreposed in me by your excellency, I have invitedthe co-operation of the several States having sol-dier-dead on the battle-field around this place, inthe noble project of removing their remains fromtheir present exposed and imperfectly buriedcondition, on the fields for miles aroimd, to aCemetery. The chief executives of fifteen out of theseventeen States have already responded, in mostinstances pledging their States to unite in the move-merit; in a few instances highly approving of theproject, and stipulating to urge upon their legisla-tures to make appropriations to defray their pro-portionate share of expense. I have also, at your request, selected and pur-chased ^ grounds for this cemetery, the land to be 1 The cost was $2475. 87.
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Origin of the National Cemetery 83 paid for by, and the title to be made to, the Stateof Pennsylvania, and to be held in perpetuity, de-voted to the object for which purchased. The grounds embrace about seventeen acreson Cemetery Hill, fronting on the Baltimore turn-pike, and extending to the Taney town road. It isthe ground which formed the apex of our triangu-lar line of battle, and the key to our line of defences.It embraces the highest point on Cemetery Hill,and overlooks the whole battle-field. It is the spotwhich should be specially consecrated to this sa-cred purpose. It was here that such immensequantities of our artillery were massed, and duringThursday and Friday of the battle, from thismost important point on the field, dealt out deathand destruction to the rebel army in every di-rection of their advance. * I have been in conference, at different times,with agents sent here by the governors of severalof the States, and we have arranged details forcarrying out this sacred wo

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