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1 day ago · U.S. President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Nov. 19th 1863. Greatest Speech in American History: “On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on the site of one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the Civil War. Lincoln’s brief address would be remembered as ...
1 day ago · The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1-3, 1863, marked a decisive turning point in the American Civil War. This titanic clash in and around the small Pennsylvania town pitted Union Major General George G. Meade‘s Army of the Potomac against Confederate General Robert E. Lee‘s Army of Northern Virginia.
3 days ago · As Memorial Day approaches, it is a poignant time to recall the enduring words of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, delivered during the Civil War on November 19, 1863. Spoken at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Lincoln’s brief yet profound speech resonates as a powerful tribute to the sacrifices made by […]
4 days ago · On November 19, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, considered one of the best-known speeches in American history. A crowd of citizens and soldiers surround Lincoln (with a red arrow pointing to his location in photo).
May 9, 2024 · Sunday November 19, 2023 is the160th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address and Dedication Day of the Gettysburg National Soldiers' Cemetery. Location is Gettysburg College's Majestic Theater, at 25 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg, due to possible Federal Government shutdown on Friday November 17.
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Apr 29, 2024 · The Gettysburg Address: Style and Structure. The Gettysburg Address is one of the most famous speeches in American history. Despite being only 272 words, President Abraham Lincoln's speech was filled with allusions to other famous words, including the Declaration of Independence, the Bible, and Pericles' Funeral Oration.
2 days ago · The Gettysburg Address. Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war. . .testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated. . . can long endure.
