Soldiers' National Cemetery

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United States national cemetery historic site military cemetery

Soldiers' National Cemetery is a historic military burial ground in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.

Aliases (1)

Gettysburg National Cemetery ×3

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States national cemetery → historic site → military cemetery →
architect	William Saunders →
associatedWith	Abraham Lincoln → Gettysburg Address →
battleCommemorated	Battle of Gettysburg →
category	Cemeteries in Pennsylvania → Cemeteries of the American Civil War → Gettysburg Battlefield sites → United States national cemeteries →
commemorates	Union war dead → sacrifice in the American Civil War →
containsGravesOf	Civil War dead → Union Army soldiers → unknown soldiers → veterans of later American wars →
country	United States of America →
dateOfOfficialDedication	November 19, 1863 →
designedAs	semicircular burial layout →
establishedBy	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania →
establishedFor	burial of Union soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg →
hasAccess	public →
hasCentralMonument	Soldiers' National Monument →
hasFeature	curved rows of graves around central monument → section for unknown soldiers → sections for later war burials →
hasHeritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark District contributing property →
hasMemorial	Lincoln Address Memorial → Soldiers' National Monument →
heritageDesignationWithin	Gettysburg National Military Park Historic District →
inception	1863 →
locatedIn	Adams County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED → Gettysburg → Gettysburg National Military Park → Pennsylvania →
managedBy	National Park Service →
memorializes	Union Army →
nearestCity	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania →
notableFor	site of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address →
ownedBy	U.S. federal government →
partOf	Gettysburg Battlefield → National Park System →
significantEvent	Gettysburg Address →
timePeriod	American Civil War →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Gettysburg ("Gettysburg National Cemetery") →	commemoratedBy
Cemetery Hill ("Gettysburg National Cemetery") →	contains
Gettysburg National Military Park ("Gettysburg National Cemetery") →	hasPart
Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery →	locatedIn