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The 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, held from June 29 to July 6, marked the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, bringing together approximately 1,845 aging Civil War veterans—1,359 Union and 486 Confederate—for a final major joint commemoration. 🇺🇸 Organized by Pennsylvania and the federal government, the event took place on the historic Gettysburg Battlefield, where a sprawling tent city near Gettysburg College housed veterans, their attendants, and support staff in modernized accommodatio

The idea for a final reunion was proposed in 1913 during the 50th anniversary reunion, but serious planning began in 1935 when Pennsylvania Governor George H. Earle formed a commission to assess its feasibility. Paul L. Roy, executive secretary of the Pennsylvania commission, played a key role in organizing the event, convincing both the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) and the United Confederate Veterans (UCV) to participate. Despite initial resistance from some GAR members due to lingering res