Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Lincoln Cemetery
Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 28, 2010
1. Lincoln Cemetery Wayside Marker
Next to the fence around Lincoln Cemetery
Inscription.
Lincoln Cemetery. . Four months after the Battle of Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. His Gettysburg Address, perhaps the single most famous speech in American history, described a "new birth of freedom" that the war might give the country. , While postwar America struggled to make a place for its African American citizens, a group called the Sons of Good Will created the Lincoln Cemetery in 1867 to ensure "the proper burial of Gettysburg's African American citizens and Civil War veterans." Located between South Washington Street and Long Lane, within walking distance from the Soldiers' National Cemetery, the Lincoln Cemetery holds about 30 members of the United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.). It is the final resting place of most local U.S.C.T. veterans., The first African American veteran was buried in Soldiers' National Cemetery in November 1884, when the remains of Henry Gooden, 127th United States Colored Troops, were moved from the Alms House burial ground in Gettysburg to the United States Regulars lot. The national cemetery's second African American veteran, Charles H. Parker, 3rd United States Colored Troops, was buried in November 1936 after disinterment from the Yellow Hill Cemetery, north of Gettysburg.
Four months after the Battle of Gettysburg, President Abraham Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. His Gettysburg Address, perhaps the single most famous speech in American history, described a "new birth of freedom" that the war might give the country.
While postwar America struggled to make a place for its African American citizens, a group called the Sons of Good Will created the Lincoln Cemetery in 1867 to ensure "the proper burial of Gettysburg's African American citizens and Civil War veterans." Located between South Washington Street and Long Lane, within walking distance from the Soldiers' National Cemetery, the Lincoln Cemetery holds about 30 members of the United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.). It is the final resting place of most local U.S.C.T. veterans.
The first African American veteran was buried in Soldiers' National Cemetery in November 1884, when the remains of Henry Gooden, 127th United States Colored Troops, were moved from the Alms House burial ground in Gettysburg to the United States Regulars lot. The national cemetery's second African American veteran, Charles H. Parker, 3rd United States Colored Troops, was buried in November 1936 after disinterment from the Yellow Hill Cemetery, north of Gettysburg.
Location. 39° 49.573′ N, 77° 14.129′ W. Marker is in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is on Long Lane just north of Lincoln Lane, on the right when traveling north. The wayside marker is on the east side of Long Lane, a few steps north of the State Historical marker for Lincoln Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Lloyd Watts, African American Civil War veteran, is buried in Lincoln Cemetery
Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 28, 2010
5. Lloyd Watts' Muster-in Papers
This is his enlistment document, showing him joining Company B of the 24th United States Colored Troops on February 3, 1865.
Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 28, 2010
6. Wayside Exhibit Markers at Lincoln Cemetery
Long Lane is off to the right. This view is looking towards the south.
Photographed By Karl Stelly, May 28, 2010
7. Lincoln Cemetery Wayside Exhibit Markers
The Lincoln Cemetery Wayside marker is at the left, the Pennsylvania State Historical marker for Lincoln Cemetery is in the middle, and the Basil Biggs Wayside marker is at the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 28, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,363 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on May 28, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.