Cheyenne in Laramie County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)
Address by President Lincoln
at the Dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery
| — | November 19, 1863 | — |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 28, 2026
1. Address by President Lincoln Marker
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Erected by National Cemetery Association.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series list.
Location. 41° 10.779′ N, 104° 54.262′ W. Memorial
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Regionally, this memorial is in the Laramie Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West, on the Great Plains, and specifically on the High Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War Memorial (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Cheyenne Early Lilac (approx. 0.3 miles away); Apache Plume (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dwarf Russian Almond (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kentucky Coffeetree (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cheyenne Privet (approx. 0.4 miles away); Apple Orchard (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheyenne.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 28, 2026
2. Address by President Lincoln Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 28, 2026
3. Cheyenne National Cemetery Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 31, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 23 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 31, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
