Front:
Unknown Dead-National Cemetery
liettysburg, Pa.
Back:
B. L.4.30
Place the Stamp
One Cent for
United States and
Island Possessions,
Cuba, Canada and
Two Cents for
CORRESPONDENCE.
UNKNOWN DEAD, NATIONAL CEMETERY. --One of the
most pathetic sights of a trip over the Gettysburg field is the
section in the National Cemetery set apart for the unknown.
There are 979 that are totally unknown as to name, state or
organization. Small markers of marble, as are shown to the
right of the illustration, stand at each grave and are simply
numbered. To the left is a section of the known dead, where
substantial granite slabs serve as headstones. The handsome
New York State monument is seen near the center.
