They were dedicating the Gettysburg Cemetery at the place where all the soldiers from both sides had died at the battle of Gettysburg
The speech that President Lincoln gave to dedicate the Union cemetery at Gettysburg, PA in 1863.
Abraham Lincoln's speech was meant to dedicate Gettysburg
President Lincoln gave a short speech called the Gettysburg Address at the battle site a few months after the battle. Basically, Lincoln said that Gettysburg would never be forgotten, and that it would be a battle museum , in a way.
Gettysburg address
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 to dedicate the cemetery in Gettysburg.
The speech that President Lincoln gave to dedicate the Union cemetery at Gettysburg, PA in 1863.
Abraham Lincoln's speech was meant to dedicate Gettysburg
President Lincoln gave a short speech called the Gettysburg Address at the battle site a few months after the battle. Basically, Lincoln said that Gettysburg would never be forgotten, and that it would be a battle museum , in a way.
Gettysburg address
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.
Answer President Lincoln spoke the Gettysburg Address on the occasion of the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg. In his short speech, he basically said that we could not dedicate this hollowed ground any more than those who died here.
The Gettysburg Address.
Lincoln delivered the Address to dedicate the Military Cemetery created there after the battle.
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address at the ceremony to dedicate the military cemetery there.
President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863.
No. The two were very different documents, and served very different purposes. The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order, written, signed and issued by President Lincoln, and the Gettysburg Address was a speech, written and given by President Lincoln in order to dedicate a national cemetery to the men that died during the Battle of Gettysburg.