November 19 is Remembrance Day in Gettysburg. It is the anniversary of the dedication of the National Cemetery, the date when President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address. Remembrance Day is celebrated with parades, dedication ceremonies, and volunteers marking the graves in the cemetery with flags and luminaries.

Here are a few photographs of a sampling of the activities from Remembrance Day 2010. Thanks to Chet, Jeannine, Bruce and Marcia!

Volunteers place state and national flags on graves in the National Cemetery for Remembrance Day 2010

State and national flags decorate the graves in the Michigan section of the National Cemetery. In the right background is the New York State Monument.

The graves of Sergeants J. Powell and George Cline of the 24th Michigan Infantry Regiment

The grave of George Purdy, Company H, 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment, is marked by volunteers with the state and national flags and his photograph.

Looking south from the monument to the 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment on Little Round Top. Big Round Top is in the background.

Looking southwest from the monument to the 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment on Little Round Top. Devils Den is in the distance.

Zouaves hold a ceremony around the statue to Major General Gouverneur K. Warren on Little Round Top.

Looking east from the monument to the Michigan Sharpshooters on Little Round Top. Plum Run Valley and Houck’s Ridge are in the distance.

Luminaries in the National Cemetery, Remembrance Day 2010 at Gettysburg

 

The moon over the monument to the 44th New York on Little Round Top, Remembrance Day 2010