Cemetery Hill
Artist
Charles John Tyson
(American, 1838 - 1906)
Artist
Isaac Griffith Tyson
(American, 1833 - 1913)
CultureAmerican
DateAugust 1863
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (13.3 x 21.6 cm)
PortfolioViews from the Battle Field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d, and 3d, 1863
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.121
Not on view
Label TextCharles John Tyson
American, 1838−1906
and Isaac Griffith Tyson
American, 1833−1913
Cemetery Hill, 1863
From the series Views from the Battle Field of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d, and 3d, 1863
Albumen print (photograph)
On November 19, 1863, Lincoln stood on this site, outside the gatehouse of Evergreen Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pa., to dedicate a new graveyard for those recently killed nearby in battle. The president concluded his speech with the following words:
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.
Gift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange 98.32.121
Exhibition History"Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.
