Class Year
2019
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
3-12-2018
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
The most well-known cemetery in Gettysburg is, of course, the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. Another cemetery in Gettysburg that receives less attention is the Lincoln Cemetery, currently located on Lincoln Lane. This small cemetery is home to around thirty Civil War veterans. Why were these men not buried in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery, a cemetery created for all veterans of the Civil War? The answer: they were African-American. While they were allowed to fight for their freedom, even in death, these men were still not equal to the white soldiers they fought beside. [excerpt]
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
Labbe, Savannah A., "Separate but Equal? Gettysburg’s Lincoln Cemetery" (2018). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 252.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/252
Comments
This blog post originally appeared in The Gettysburg Compiler and was created by students at Gettysburg College.