Established 1867
By the Sons of Goodwill, a society of black men for the burial of the colored citizens of Gettysburg.-Interred in this burial ground are 30 "United States Colored Troops" (USCT), Veterans of the Civil War, who were denied burial in the Gettysburg's National Soldiers Cemetery, dedicated by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 "without benefit of citizenship they fought for freedom."-Noted member of the Sons of Goodwill Society: Nelson Mathews, Lloyd F. A. Watts, Thomas Grigsby, Basil Biggs, Owen Robinson, Randolph Johnson, William Burly, Wm. H. Roster| HM Number | HM1B5Y |
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| Tags | |
| Historical Period | Civil War |
| Historical Place | Cemetery |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Both |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Placed By | Sons of Goodwill |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 2:51pm PDT -07:00 |
| Directions Information | This is not easy to find as it is not part of the main Lincolin cemetery in Gettysburg. It is located behind Gettysburg hospital. It is near the crossroads of Long Lane and Cemetary Alley. |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 308793 N 4410805 |
| Decimal Degrees | 39.82575000, -77.23423333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 49.545', W 77° 14.054' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 49' 32.7000" N, 77° 14' 3.2400" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 717 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 226 Lincoln Ln, Gettysburg PA 17325, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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