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the dedication of a cemetery
President Abraham Lincoln delivered his infamous Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
The Gettysburg Address was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War. It was given at the dedication ceremony of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, following the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Gettysburg Address was not meant to dedicate a battlefield, it was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. That cemetery was located on a portion of the battlefield where the Battle of Gettysburg took place.
The Gettysburg Address is called such because it was delivered in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. It is called an 'address' because President Lincoln was 'addressing' (speaking to) the people gathered there for the dedication of the national cemetery.
the dedication of a cemetery
November 1863
President Abraham Lincoln delivered his infamous Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery there in November of 1863, four months after the battle.
The Gettysburg Address was delivered by Mr. Lincoln at the opening dedication of the cemetery, yes, but he was not the main speaker.
Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery there in November of 1863, four months after the battle.
The Gettysburg Address was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War. It was given at the dedication ceremony of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, following the Battle of Gettysburg.
It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg.
The Gettysburg Address was not meant to dedicate a battlefield, it was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. That cemetery was located on a portion of the battlefield where the Battle of Gettysburg took place.
The Gettysburg Address is called such because it was delivered in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania - on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. It is called an 'address' because President Lincoln was 'addressing' (speaking to) the people gathered there for the dedication of the national cemetery.
Abraham Lincoln was the one that delivered the Gettysburg address. It was given in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on Thursday, November 19, 1863. It was a dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery roughly four months after Union soldiers defeated Confederate soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg.
It was delivered on the site of the battle, it addressed the concerns of those who fought the battle, and it was part of a dedication ceremony to form a cemetery for those who died in the battle.