One Hundred Nights of Taps, Gettysburg, 2023

The 2023 Commemorative Coin

The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania is pleased to share the “One Hundred Nights of Taps, Gettysburg, 2023” commemorative coin. The commemorative coin is given to the buglers and guest presenters as a special thanks.

We will be honoring and learning about the 979 unknown Union soldiers buried in Gettysburg National Cemetery. Each evening between Memorial Day and Labor Day we will be telling the stories of these soldiers.

The Lincoln Fellowship and Taps for Veterans have enthusiastically enjoyed working with our cosponsor, the Gettysburg National Military Park, with the amazingly gifted rangers over the summer. Honoring the unknowns was the brilliant idea of two of the rangers and they challenged me, Wendy Allen, as an artist how I might depict the unknown soldier on the coin. Traditionally, we have a painted the portrait of the chosen soldier. After much experimentation, I realized the was not an adequate solution for this year’s coin. I wanted a sculpture. . . a bas-relief sculpture. Knowing that bugler Nathaniel Bauder had full reenacting gear, I asked him to be my model. He graciously agreed.

We look forward to being with everyone this summer. We will be adding new educational Enduring Pathways to the program, along with the stories of the unknowns. Join us starting on May 31st.