The 1938 Gettysburg reunion was an encampment of American Civil War veterans on the Gettysburg Battlefield for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Jul 1, 2020 · Fifty years after the battle of Gettysburg, in the greatest gathering of conqueror and conquered, veterans sought a chance to heal while politicians preached patriotic amnesia.

The 1913 Gettysburg reunion was a Gettysburg Battlefield encampment of American Civil War veterans for the Battle of Gettysburg 's 50th anniversary. The June 29 – July 4 gathering of 53,407 veterans (about 8,750 Confederate) [1] was the largest Civil War veteran reunion. [2]

Oct 10, 2024 · At the 50th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, Union (left) and Confederate (right) veterans shake hands at a reunion, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1913. The 1.5 million Union and perhaps 600,000 Confederate veterans were very visible members of post-war society. For one thing, they dominated political offices in both the North and the South.

Explore the challenges of organizing the final Gettysburg veterans' reunion in 1938. Learn about President Wilson's speech, flag controversies, and the 75th Reunion in Amarillo.

Jul 3, 2009 · Commentator John McDonough recalls the last great reunion of Civil War veterans from the North and South. It took place July 3-5, 1938, on the 75th anniversary of Gettysburg — at...

May 25, 2022 · A column of veterans trudges down a dirt lane on a hot Pennsylvania day in July, heading for their tents at the 50th reunion of the Battle of Gettysburg. In 1863, heat and dust also plagued them, along with deadly bullets and shellfire.

Nov 6, 2013 · Comrades now, veterans in gray and blue shake hands at the 1913 Gettysburg reunion, much of the old animosity healed after a half century of peace. Courtesy of the Gettysburg National...

Jun 29, 2023 · In 1913, fifty years after The Battle of Gettysburg, two of Longmeadow’s Civil War veterans arrived in Pennsylvania to honor the anniversary. The 50th anniversary of the battle was commemorated by the largest reunion of Union and Confederate veterans.

Feb 6, 2020 · Tradition credits a fellow veteran for proposing a final, encompassing Civil War reunion, one Henry S. Huidekoper of the 150th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, who had lost an arm at Gettysburg.