New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Cemetery Hill

Artist Charles John Tyson (American, 1838 - 1906)

Artist Isaac Griffith Tyson (American, 1833 - 1913)

DateAugust 1863

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (13.3 x 21.6 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange

Object number98.32.121

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U.S. Civil War
Men
Military affairs
Gettysburg, PA

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. This is a sepia toned photograph of Cemetery Hill. In the foreground is an open field, it also shows the gateway which is made out of large rectangular columns with windows which are connected by an arch. In the distance cemetery head stones amongst the trees can be deciphered. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].

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