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Gettysburg National Cemetery

Gettysburg National Cemetery is a cemetery located near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was dedicated by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg for the Union troops who lay slain at the battlefield during this major Civil War battle, which resulted in a Union victory.



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