The Gettysburg Railroad Station, also known as the "Gettysburg Train Station," "Lincoln Train Station" or "Western Maryland Railroad Station," is a historic train station with depot, platform, museum and offices on Carlisle Street in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Operable from 1858 to 1942, it contributes to the Gettysburg Battlefield Historic District and is most notable as President Abraham Lincoln's point of arrival (at about 6 p.m. on November 18, 1863) and departure (at about 7 p.m. on November 19, following delivery of the Gettysburg Address). As the incomprehensible number of lingering soldiers unleashed chaos around town following the epic Battle, the Station served as a dispersal hub for the less severely wounded, makeshift hospital for more critically wounded, and morgue for those awaiting their final homeward passage.
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