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The Gettysburg Address is a famous speech which U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War.The speech was made 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 ...
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On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Pennsylvania.
Gettysburg: The Last Invasion: 2014 Martin P. Johnson: Writing the Gettysburg Address: 2015 Harold Holzer [2] Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion: 2016 Martha Hodes [5] [6] Mourning Lincoln: 2017 James B. Conroy; Douglas R. Egerton Conroy, Lincoln's White House: The People's House in Wartime
The Gettysburg Rostrum is a brick speaker's stand located at Gettysburg National Cemetery. It was Identified in 1908 as the location of the Gettysburg Address . [ 1 ] However, it is now believed the address was given elsewhere. [ 2 ]
November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address, at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. November 23 – American Civil War: Battle of Chattanooga III – Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant reinforce troops at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and counter ...
Boritt served on the boards of the Gettysburg National Battlefield Museum Foundation and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, appointed by Congress. His book The Gettysburg Gospel: The Lincoln Speech Nobody Knows (2006) was featured on the cover of U.S. News & World Report and called "fascinating" by The New York Times. [5]
LOC note: Photo is a reprint of a small detail of a photo showing the crowd gathered for the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Penn., where President Abraham Lincoln gave his now famous speech, the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln is visible facing the crowd, not wearing a hat, about an inch below the third flag from the left.