He Was The Driving Force Behind The Establishment of The Gettysburg Cemetery

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Printed Invitation, "Historical Society of Pennsylvania, D. McConaughy Esq., of Gettysburg, Incidents of the Great Battles, On July 1st, 2d, 3d, At Music Fund Hall, on Friday, December 4th, 1863, at 8 o'clock PM, Admit The Bearer and Family," 4" x 3," fine.McConaughy initiated efforts to form a National Cemetery as a central resting place for the thousands of slain Union soldiers that had been buried at widely scattered graves throughout the Gettysburg region. The National Cemetery was dedicated November 19, 1863, in ceremonies that included Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. McConaughy soon left the presidency of the Evergreen Cemetery Association to help establish the Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association, serving as its first president for ten years.

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