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Celebrations: Gettysburg... Negroes in Washington... Williamsburg... Society of the Cincinatti...
Item # 716291
July 05, 1865
THE NEW YORK HERALD, July 5, 1865
* Cornerstone laid for the Gettysburg monument
Page 5 has: "Gettysburg", "The Celebration Yesterday on the Great Battle Field", "General Howard's Tribute to the Veterans", "Miles O'Reilly's Poem of the Day and Place", and "The Ceremonies of Laying the Corner Stone of the Gettysburg Monument", which includes the text of General Howard's oration and the lines of a lengthy poem by Colonel Charles G. Halpine. See images for details.
Pages 4 and 8 have much on the Negro celebration in Washington, D.C., which mentions Frederick Douglass, Horace Greely, General Freemont, and other notable individuals being in attendance. The text of several speeches are included.
Also included is a lengthy article which provides a bit of history re: the Society of the Cincinatti. Reports of several additional celebrations from throughout the country are also included, including one from Williamsburg, Virginia, and another in New York City.
Eight pages, this issue is 2nd rate at best, mostly loose along the spine, some wear at the margins and various damp staining.
AI notes: The cornerstone of the Soldiers’ National Monument at Gettysburg was laid on July 4, 1865. This event marked one of the earliest formal commemorations following the Civil War and symbolized national unity and remembrance. The monument stands in the Soldiers' National Cemetery, near the site where President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863. Although the monument was not completed and dedicated until 1874, the 1865 cornerstone-laying ceremony was a significant moment in the early memorialization of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Category: Post-Civil War
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