The Gettysburg Address
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln spoke after the famed orator Edward Everett, at the dedication of the Soldier's National Cemetery at Gettysburg.
Edward Everett spoke for two hours before Lincoln, and following that, Abraham Lincoln made a two minute speech, altogether 272 words about the meaning of the Civil War to the public that had grown tired of the conflict. Lincoln addressed the Civil War, and honored the soldiers that fought in the Battle of Gettysburg.
This speech made was Lincoln's now immortal Gettysburg Address, beginning with "Four score and seven years ago..."
Today, the words of the Gettysburg Address are carved into a wall of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Edward Everett spoke for two hours before Lincoln, and following that, Abraham Lincoln made a two minute speech, altogether 272 words about the meaning of the Civil War to the public that had grown tired of the conflict. Lincoln addressed the Civil War, and honored the soldiers that fought in the Battle of Gettysburg.
This speech made was Lincoln's now immortal Gettysburg Address, beginning with "Four score and seven years ago..."
Today, the words of the Gettysburg Address are carved into a wall of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.