Lincoln's Gettysburg Address / Given November 19, 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Abraham Lincoln

• Essays
• Book language: English
• 2 pages

A brief speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the dedication of a cemetery on the Gettysburg battlefield. In a few solemn sentences it reflects on the Civil War, the sacrifice of the dead, and the nation's founding ideals, and it is often read as a model of American oratory.

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