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The land of the cemetery was part of the [[Gettysburg Battlefield]], and the cemetery is within [[Gettysburg National Military Park]], which is administered by the [[National Park Service]] of the [[United States Department of Interior|U.S. Department of Interior]].<ref>{{cite web|last=National Park Service|title=National Cemetery Walking Tour|url=http://www.nps.gov/gett/planyourvisit/upload/National%20Cemetery%20brochure-2.pdf|access-date=12 June 2012}}</ref>
The land of the cemetery was part of the [[Gettysburg Battlefield]], and the cemetery is within [[Gettysburg National Military Park]], which is administered by the [[National Park Service]] of the [[United States Department of Interior|U.S. Department of Interior]].<ref>{{cite web|last=National Park Service|title=National Cemetery Walking Tour|url=http://www.nps.gov/gett/planyourvisit/upload/National%20Cemetery%20brochure-2.pdf|access-date=12 June 2012}}</ref>


Originally called '''Soldiers' National Cemetery''', U.S. 16th President [[Abraham Lincoln]] delivered his [[Gettysburg Address]] at the cemetery's consecration on November 19, 1863. That day is observed annually at the cemetery and in the town as "Remembrance Day" with a parade, procession, and memorial ceremonies by thousands of Civil War reenactor troops representing both [[Union Army|Union]] and [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] armies and descendant heritage organizations led by the [[Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War]] (SUVCW) and the [[Sons of Confederate Veterans]] (SCV).
Originally called '''Soldiers' National Cemetery''', U.S. 16th President Abraham Lincoln delivered his [[Gettysburg Address]] at the cemetery's consecration on November 19, 1863. That day is observed annually at the cemetery and in the town as "Remembrance Day" with a parade, procession, and memorial ceremonies by thousands of Civil War reenactor troops representing both [[Union Army|Union]] and [[Confederate States Army|Confederate]] armies and descendant heritage organizations led by the [[Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War]] (SUVCW) and the [[Sons of Confederate Veterans]] (SCV).


The cemetery contains 3,512 interments from the Civil War, including the graves of 979 unknowns.<ref name="CWWiki"/> It also has sections for veterans of the [[Spanish–American War]] (1898), World War I (1917–1918), and other wars, along with graves of the veterans' spouses and children. The total number of interments exceeds 6,000.<ref name="CWWiki"/>
The cemetery contains 3,512 interments from the Civil War, including the graves of 979 unknowns.<ref name="CWWiki"/> It also has sections for veterans of the [[Spanish–American War]] (1898), World War I (1917–1918), and other wars, along with graves of the veterans' spouses and children. The total number of interments exceeds 6,000.<ref name="CWWiki"/>
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| ¶ President [[Abraham Lincoln]] delivered the [[Gettysburg Address]] after the [[:wikisource:Gettysburg Oration|Everett oration]] at the [[Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg]].
| ¶ President Abraham Lincoln delivered the [[Gettysburg Address]] after the [[:wikisource:Gettysburg Oration|Everett oration]] at the [[Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg]].
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