National Park Ranger Chuck Teague in Downtown Gettysburg

As part of the "Long Remembered" downtown walking tours offered by the National Park Service at Gettysburg, Ranger Chuck Teague told his audience about William Johnson - one of Abraham Lincoln's free African American valets who accompanied him to Gettysburg in November 1863. Only a few weeks later, Johnson succumbed to smallpox and on his grave was etched "William Johnson - Citizen." Through such words, one can see how the Civil War was transformed into a conflict to reshape citizenship, equality, and freedom. These were only a few of the many themes Lincoln embraced in his Gettysburg Address. Visit www.nps.gov/gett to learn more of the park's many free tours.

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• Lincoln
• Gettysburg
• Gettysburg Address
• National Park Service
• Ranger