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[[Image:Lincoln at Gettysburg.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Abraham Lincoln (center) at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, November 19, 1863.]]
[[Image:Lincoln at Gettysburg.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Abraham Lincoln (center) at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, November 19, 1863.]]
At the end of the [[Battle of Gettysburg]], more than 51,000 Confederate and Union soldiers were wounded, missing, or dead. Many of those who died were laid in makeshift graves along the battlefield. Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin commissioned David Wills, an attorney, to purchase land for a proper burial site for the deceased Union soldiers. Wills acquired 17 acres for the cemetery, which was planned and designed by landscape architect William Saunders.
At the end of the [[Battle of Gettysburg]], more than 51,000 Confederate and Union soldiers were wounded, missing, or dead. Many of those who died were laid in makeshift graves along the battlefield. Pennsylvania Governor Andrew Curtin commissioned David Wills, an attorney, to purchase land for a proper burial site for the deceased Union soldiers. Wills acquired 17 acres for the cemetery, which was planned and designed by landscape architect William Saunders.
The cemetery was dedicated on November 19, 1863. The main speaker for the event was [[Edward Everett's Gettysburg Oration|Edward Everett]], one of the nation’s foremost orators. President [[Abraham Lincoln]] was also invited to speak “as Chief Executive of the nation, formally [to] set apart these grounds to their sacred use by a few appropriate remarks.” At the ceremony, Everett spoke for more than 2 hours; Lincoln spoke for 2 minutes.
The cemetery was dedicated on November 19, 1863. The main speaker for the event was [[Edward Everett's Gettysburg Oration|Edward Everett]], one of the nation’s foremost orators. President [[Abraham Lincoln]] was also invited to speak “as Chief Executive of the nation, formally [to] set apart these grounds to their sacred use by a few appropriate remarks.” At the ceremony, Everett spoke for more than 2 hours; Lincoln spoke for 2 minutes.