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Evergreen Cemetery Gate

While President Lincoln and the official procession moved through town, other visitors hurried to the ceremonies through the local cemetery gatehouse. This area, known as Cemetery Hill, had been the site of heavy Confederate bombardment during the battle.

By this time the sign by the entrance bore an ironic message: "All persons found using firearms on these grounds will be prosecuted with the utmost rigor of the law."

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