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Pennsylvania at Gettysburg: Ceremonies at the Dedication of the Monuments Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Volume I. Harrisburg: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1904. Large hardcover reference volume documenting the dedication ceremonies for Pennsylvania’s monuments on the Gettysburg battlefield. The work records the speeches, proceedings, historical accounts, and commemorative exercises surrounding the dedication of monuments honoring Major General George G. Meade, Major General Winfield S. Hancock, Major General John F. Reynolds, and the Pennsylvania commands that fought during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Profusely illustrated throughout with full-page photographic plates depicting monuments, portraits of military leaders, veterans, and dedication ceremonies, the volume serves as one of the principal contemporary records of Pennsylvania’s extensive battlefield memorial program. The front matter includes the Board of Commissioners responsible for erecting the monuments, while the text chronicles the formal dedication addresses delivered by veterans, military officers, public officials, and civic leaders during the commemorative events held beginning in 1889. Published in 1904, the volume captures both the historical record of the battle and the preservation efforts undertaken by the Commonwealth during the late nineteenth century.

Hardcover volume in original blue cloth with gilt spine lettering. Overall good condition with expected shelf wear.

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1-3, 1863, marked the turning point of the American Civil War. Following the war, Pennsylvania undertook one of the most ambitious battlefield memorial programs in the nation, erecting hundreds of monuments honoring the Commonwealth’s soldiers and commanders. The dedication ceremonies documented in this volume brought together Civil War veterans, military leaders, and public officials to commemorate the sacrifices of those who fought at Gettysburg while helping preserve the battlefield as a national place of remembrance.

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