Goodwill Cemetery

Goodwill Cemetery (HM1B5Y)

Location: Gettysburg, PA 17325 Adams County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 49.545', W 77° 14.054'

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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
Details
HM NumberHM1B5Y
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Historical PeriodCivil War
Historical PlaceCemetery
Marker TypeMemorial
Marker ClassBoth
Marker StyleMounted
Placed BySons of Goodwill
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 2:51pm PDT -07:00
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Directions InformationThis 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.
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 308793 N 4410805
Decimal Degrees39.82575000, -77.23423333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 49.545', W 77° 14.054'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 49' 32.7000" N, 77° 14' 3.2400" W
Driving DirectionsGoogle Maps
Area Code(s)717
Can be seen from road?Yes
Is marker in the median?No
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 226 Lincoln Ln, Gettysburg PA 17325, US
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