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5 days ago · President Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address to dedicate a cemetery housing the Union soldiers who died in the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg.
6 days ago · His Gettysburg Address, a mere 272 words, eloquently redefined the purpose of the war, emphasizing the preservation of a nation "conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." Gettysburg's Legacy: A Turning Point Remembered. The Battle of Gettysburg stands as a pivotal moment in American history.
2 days ago · The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, [2] [3] was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War.
3 days ago · American Civil War - Emancipation, Slavery, Union: Lincoln drafted the Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in July 1862. In its final form, the Emancipation Proclamation would free the slaves in areas that were not under Union control as of January 1, 1863, when it went into effect.
5 days ago · Other visitors may show a greater interest in the care of the wounded, the burial of the dead, the establishment of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery and the National Military Park, and, of course, President Lincoln and his Gettysburg Address.
20 hours ago · Abraham Brian was a free Black man who owned this farm near where Pickett’s Charge ended on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. The house is tiny. It is where Abraham, his third wife, and two of his children all lived. The farm only consisted of twelve acres, but it was the family of four’s main sustenance at the time ...
5 days ago · Nation Nov 19. Watch. Nation long remembers short remarks by Lincoln on Gettysburg Address anniversary… Support Provided By: Learn more.