Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery

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The Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery was the 1863 ceremony at Gettysburg honoring Union soldiers killed in the battle, during which Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War commemoration
historical event
public ceremony
alsoFeaturedSpeaker Edward Everett
associatedWith Union Army
United States government
surface form: "United States federal government"
attendedBy Abraham Lincoln
Edward Everett
members of the public
various Union officials
battleDateRelation held a few months after the Battle of Gettysburg
chronologicallyFollows Battle of Gettysburg
surface form: "Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863)"
city Gettysburg
commemorates Battle of Gettysburg
Union soldiers killed in the Battle of Gettysburg
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
featuresSpeech Gettysburg Address
hasContext American Civil War
hasDay 19
hasHistoricalEra 19th century
hasMonth November
hasName Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
surface form: "Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg"
hasPoliticalContext Union war effort in the American Civil War
hasSignificance major commemorative event of the American Civil War
occasion on which the Gettysburg Address was delivered
hasYear 1863
isAftermathOf Battle of Gettysburg
isKeyEventIn history of Gettysburg National Military Park
languageUsed English
linkedDocument text of the Gettysburg Address
locatedIn Soldiers' National Cemetery
location Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: "Gettysburg, Pennsylvania"
mainSpeaker Abraham Lincoln
memorializes Union casualties of the Battle of Gettysburg
memorialType cemetery dedication
organizedBy Pennsylvania
surface form: "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania"
purpose to dedicate a national cemetery for Union war dead
to honor Union soldiers who died at Gettysburg
resultedIn formal opening of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
speechDelivered Gettysburg Address
speechDeliveredBy Abraham Lincoln
state Pennsylvania
tookPlaceOn November 19, 1863

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Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery hasName Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
this entity surface form: "Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg"
Gettysburg Address occasion Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
Everett spokeAt Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
subject surface form: "Edward Everett"
this entity surface form: "Gettysburg cemetery dedication"

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