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The Gettysburg Address is a famous speech, which U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War.It was delivered at the formal dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg National Cemetery) in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the afternoon of November 19, 1863, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg ...
¶ President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address after the Everett oration at the Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. 1863-11-24 † 1188 remains, including 582 unknown, "had already been interred in the Cemetery". [14] 1863-12-07 Wills advertised for farmers to report graves on their property. [35] 1863-12-17
The Consecration of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg took place on November 19, 1863. The speaker's platform used by orator Edward Everett, and then by President Abraham Lincoln to deliver his Gettysburg Address, was located just east of the National Cemetery, on the grounds of Evergreen Cemetery. [21]
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
The Consecration of the Soldiers' National Cemetery [3] [4] was the ceremony at which U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. In addition to the 15,000 spectators, attendees included six state governors: Andrew Gregg Curtin of Pennsylvania, Augustus Bradford of Maryland, Oliver P. Morton of Indiana, Horatio Seymour of New York, Joel Parker of New ...
From the files of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection Excerpts from newspapers and other sources 18 Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Wills, David, 1831-1894; Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.)
On this day in 1863, Abraham Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address, widely considered one of the greatest speeches in American history. But even today, there are still a few points about the speech ...
English: Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Lincoln is slightly left of center, just behind the mass of blurry people, facing the camera, head slightly down and tilted to his right (camera left). On this web page, click on the numeral 3 for the third photo. Mouse over the people ...