75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg reunion

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commemorative event historical anniversary celebration military reunion

The 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg reunion was a large 1938 gathering of Civil War veterans at Gettysburg, commemorating the battle and symbolizing national reconciliation.

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75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg reunion canonical 1
“Last Great Reunion” of Civil War veterans 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commemorative event ⓘ
historical anniversary celebration ⓘ
military reunion ⓘ
ageRangeOfVeterans mostly in their 90s ⓘ
some over 100 years old ⓘ
commemorates American Civil War veterans ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dedicatedMonument Eternal Light Peace Memorial ⓘ
followedBy smaller later Civil War veteran gatherings ⓘ
hasAnniversaryNumber 75 ⓘ
hasApproximateNumberOfParticipants approximately 1,800 Civil War veterans ⓘ
more than 200,000 spectators ⓘ
hasEndDate 1938-07-06 ⓘ
hasFeature dedication of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial ⓘ
joint appearance of Union and Confederate veterans ⓘ
presidential address by Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
symbolic handshake across the stone wall at the Angle ⓘ
hasInfrastructure special railroad transportation arrangements ⓘ
temporary dining halls ⓘ
temporary hospital facilities ⓘ
temporary veterans’ camp ⓘ
tent city for veterans ⓘ
hasParticipant United Confederate Veterans ⓘ
surface form: Confederate Army veterans

President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt

George H. Dern ⓘ
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes ⓘ
surface form: James F. Byrnes

Union Army veterans ⓘ
hasStartDate 1938-06-29 ⓘ
hasTheme national reconciliation ⓘ
peace and unity ⓘ
sectional reunion ⓘ
inauguratedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
isDescribedAs major national commemoration of the Civil War ⓘ
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg reunion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: “Last Great Reunion” of Civil War veterans
location Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ
Gettysburg ⓘ
surface form: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
mediaCoverage extensive national newspaper coverage ⓘ
newsreel film coverage ⓘ
organizedBy Pennsylvania ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

United States government ⓘ
surface form: United States federal government
pointInTime 1938 ⓘ
precededBy 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg reunion ⓘ
relatedBattlefield Cemetery Ridge ⓘ
The Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ
relatedConflict American Civil War ⓘ
significance marked near-end of large-scale Civil War veteran reunions ⓘ
symbolized healing of North–South divisions ⓘ
speechTitle “Address at the Dedication of the Memorial on the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg” ⓘ

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Eternal Light Peace Memorial → hasEvent → 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg reunion ⓘ
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg reunion → isDescribedAs → 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg reunion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: “Last Great Reunion” of Civil War veterans