The Battle Field
of 
Gettysburg

Source:  The Brookville Republican, July 15, 1863

A project has been started by Governor [Andrew] Curtin for the purchase of some ten or twenty acres of the glorious battle field of Gettysburg as a cemetery for the heroes who there laid down their lives that the nation might live. This beautiful idea we hope will be fully carried out, including a special division of the field to the soldiers of each State connected with the Army of the Union, and a national obelisk on Cemetery Hill, with the names engraved upon it of every regiment, and with a book inside containing the name, State, regiment and company of every soldier in those three days battles and in the outside, incidental operations. There would no difficulty in raising ample funds for the purpose.