What federal park preserves much of the Gettysburg battlefield?

The federal park that preserves much of the Gettysburg battlefield is Gettysburg National Military Park.

The park protects and interprets the landscape where Union and Confederate forces fought from July 1 through July 3, 1863. Its holdings include the main battlefield, artillery positions, support areas, hospital sites, monuments, and Gettysburg National Cemetery, where Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863.

Preservation began soon after the battle. The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association acquired land in 1864, while the federal government created the national military park in 1893; the War Department assumed control in 1895. The National Park Service has managed it since 1933.

A common mix-up is confusing the park with the cemetery or with the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center. The cemetery is one part of the larger park, which also includes thousands of acres and tens of thousands of Civil War artifacts. Nearby Eisenhower National Historic Site is associated with the park but is a separate historic property.