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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06072 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Prayer at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg |
| Date | 19 November 1863 |
| Author | Stockton, T. H. (Thomas Hewlings) (1808-1868) |
| Additional authors | William S. & Alfred Martien (Booksellers) (fl. 1860-1863) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Published by William S. & Alfred Martien, Booksellers. Delivered 19 November 1863, though a precise print date for this document is not cited. Delivered by Reverend Thomas Hewlings Stockton, who previously served as Chaplain to the United States House of Representatives. States "our enemies-- they came unresisted ... They prepared to cast the chain of Slavery around the form of Freedom, binding life and death together forever." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Battle of Gettysburg Battle Gettysburg Address Religion Death Confederate States of America |
| People | Stockton, T. H. (Thomas Hewlings) (1808-1868) William S. & Alfred Martien (Booksellers) (fl. 1860-1863) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Religion; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |