The Cemetery Keepers of Gettysburg


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With his father, the caretaker of Gettysburg's Evergreen Cemetery, off fighting in the Union Army, Fred Thorn endures the three-day Battle of Gettysburg and then helps his pregnant mother and grandfather bury around one hundred soldiers.




The Gettysburg National Cemetery


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Elizabeth Thorn of Gettysburg


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According to the history books, the story of the Battle of Gettysburg ended when the armies departed on July 4, 1863. But for the citizens of Gettysburg, their story was just beginning. Many survived three days (July 1-3, 1863) of battle that raged around and through their farms and homes and were left alone to pick up the pieces. To a casual observer, Elizabeth Thorn was no different than all of the other civilians doing their part to restore their town from the devastation of war. However, upon further investigation, she was very different. No other woman in town was a six-month pregnant mother, who simultaneously managed both a household and a cemetery, and acted as sole caretaker to two aging parents. No other woman was asked to dig nearly a hundred soldiers' graves. Elizabeth performed all of these strenuous tasks in the heat and the stench of a battlefield of bodies left to rot in the hot summer sun. This is her story and the story of the Evergreen Cemetery, a small-town burial ground that acquired national fame.




Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg


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"In early June 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia launched a summer campaign that brought horrific war to the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ... On November 19, 1863, the dedication of a new Soldiers National Cemetery marked a critical point in American history. From its conception, the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg embodied a fitting tribute to those who gave their last full measure of devotion to a grateful nation. Since that fateful summer of 1863, the cemetery has expanded into a place of memoralization for Americans spanning generations ..."--Back cover







Gettysburg Cemetery Gates


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Author and photographer Marisa L. Williams, of www.outlandishwriter.com, lets full color photography tell the story of soldiers and civilians during the Civil War. Visiting the cemeteries in Gettysburg, PA, headstones tell the stories. See what names sound familiar to you as you browse through the names of the dead.







SOLDIERS NATL CEMETERY AT GETT


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The Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg


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The Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg


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