The monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield commemorate the July 1 to 3, 1863

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in the

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. Most are located within Gettysburg National Military Park; others are on private land at battle sites in and around

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Gettysburg (; non-locally ) is a borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address are named for this town. Gettysburg is home to ...

. Together, they represent "one of the largest collections of outdoor sculpture in the world." The majority of the monuments are listed as

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within

Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District The Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District is a district of contributing properties and over 1000 historic contributing structures and 315 historic buildings, located in Adams County, Pennsylvania. The district was added to the National Regi ...

. The historic district was approved by the Keeper of the

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on January 23, 2004. As of 2008, the National Park Service unit managed 1,320 monuments and markers, 410 cannons, 148 historic buildings, and of roads (8 miles of them, unpaved). The largest concentration of monuments is at the

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, where President

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gave his

Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, now known as Gettysburg National Cemetery, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the ...

About this list

* Confederate and Union monuments are listed separately. * State monuments and monuments to individuals are listed alphabetically within their sections. * Regimental monuments are grouped within a state's section by type: Artillery / Cavalry / Infantry / Other (engineers, militia, reserves, sharpshooters). * Maryland has a section on both the Confederate and Union lists. * Most of the listings include the monument's GPS coordinates.

Confederate monuments

United States monuments

Other monuments

References

External links

72nd Pennsylvania Infantry, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division
''HMDB'' {{Gettysburg figures, state=collapsed 01 *List of monuments and memorials

Gettysburg Battlefield The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Locations of military engagements extend from the site of the first sho ...

monuments of the Gettysburg Battlefield