Edward Everette wrote to Lincoln the next day and said "I should be glad, if I could flatter myself that I came as near the central idea of the occasion in two hours, as you did in two minutes."
Yes, he preceded Lincoln.
Edward Everett
Edward Everett
Edward Everett
It is about the Civil War in North America. His speech was not only talking about the dead soldiers but also trying to stop slavery in North America.
Yes, he preceded Lincoln.
Edward Everett
Edward Everett
Lincoln made his famous Gettysburg Address on this occasion.
Edward Everett
Edward Everett
Edward Everett
The Gettysburg address in Gettysburg pa
November 9,1863
November 9,1863
President Lincoln gave his famous 2 minute Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the national cemetery but the Gettysburg Address was NOT the opening speech, at the dedication. The opening speech was made by Edward Everett, a noted orator from Massachusetts; it lasted 2 hours, followed by President Lincoln's 2 minute address.
The text of the Gettysburg Address is readily available online, and in hard copy at libraries and book stores.