The Cupola: Scholarship at Gettysburg College

Title

Something Must Be Done: The Construction and Dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg

Authors

Hannah M. Christensen, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Class Year

2017

Document Type

Blog Post

Publication Date

11-19-2016

Department 1

Civil War Institute

Abstract

Not only did the armies leave something of a state of chaos behind them after the battle of Gettysburg; they also left their dead buried poorly almost everywhere. Within days, the combination of rain and pigs rooting around the battlefield had exposed multiple skeletons and partially-decomposed bodies. The smell was horrendous, and residents and visitors alike were shocked by the state of the burials.

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Comments

This blog post originally appeared in The Gettysburg Compiler and was created by students at Gettysburg College.

Copyright Note

This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.

Recommended Citation

Christensen, Hannah M., "Something Must Be Done: The Construction and Dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg" (2016). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 182.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/182