GETTYSBURG CEMETARY - GRAVE OF NAMELESS SOLDIERS

1893 Historical Print - Wood Engraving

Approx Image Size in inches: 4 3/4 x 4
Overall Page Size in inches : 10 1/2 x 7

Description: To properly bury the Union soldiers who died at Gettysburg, the "Soldiers Cemetery" was established on the battleground near the center of the Union line. The brainchild of concerned Gettysburg citizens, the project began soon after the close of the battle as rains and wind wore away the soil from the shallow graves that dotted the battlefield. Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin supported the project and funds were provided by the commonwealth to purchase ground on Cemetery Hill. Some of the money was also used to pay Samuel Weaver and his laborers for the grisly task of removing Union dead from inadequate grave sites that covered the battlefield and hospital sites. The many southern dead would remain on the field until the 1870's, when they were removed to cemeteries in the south.

Excellent Condition. Print Image is clean, clear, sharp with beautiful detail. Intext Bookplate Print withIntext Map on the back. Printed on cream color coated paper.

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