yes he did
The speech was full of quotations from Abraham Lincoln's letter.
He Started the American Civil War and Ended Slavery.
Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address speech on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, from the White House in Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln gave his Farewall Address on February 11, 1861, prior to his departure from Springfield Illinois for his inauguration to the Presidency.
Several months after the Battle of Gettysburg, President Lincoln gave the speech that is now called the Gettysburg Address
No, He gave this speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
He was invited to speak and he wanted to give a speech recognizing the bravery of the Union soldiers. The speech was entitled the Gettysburg Address.
to give sense of importance to the occasion
There are quite a few speeches that were given by Abraham Lincoln that can be used as a declamation piece. These speeches include the Gettysburg Address that Abraham Lincoln delivered in 1863. The speech is only 265 words long and takes about 3 minutes to deliver.
He forced the south to stay loyal and forced the south to give up slavery.