The famous speech by Abraham Lincoln was The Gettysburg Address, which he gave November 19th, 1863, given after the Battle Of Gettysburg. It was a short speech at the dedication of a battlefield monument on November 19, 1863. Lincoln's remarks were part of the ceremony to honor the soldiers lost in the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863).
Bliss Copy Ever since Lincoln wrote it in 1864, this version has been the most often reproduced, notably on the walls of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. It is named after Colonel Alexander Bliss, stepson of historian George Bancroft. Bancroft asked President Lincoln for a copy to use as a fundraiser for soldiers (see "Bancroft Copy" below). However, because Lincoln wrote on both sides of the paper, the speech could not be reprinted, so Lincoln made another copy at Bliss's request. It is the last known copy written by Lincoln and the only one signed and dated by him. Today it is on display at the Lincoln Room of the White House.
Four score and seven years ago our forefathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Abraham Lincoln
November 19, 1863
His other speeches included:
Speech on the Kansas-Nebraska Act"/Speech at Peoria -
October 16, 1854
A House Divided Speech
June 16, 1858
Lincoln-Douglas Debates ( 7 total)
August - October, 1858
Cooper Union Address
February 27, 1860
First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1861
Gettysburg Address
November 19, 1863
Second Inaugural Address
March 4, 1865
The Gettysburg address
The Gettysburg Address
Yes it was in Pennsylvania.
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln in November of 1863.
"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
The most famous speech given by former President Abraham Lincoln is the Gettysburg Address. The total of text in the speech is less than 300 words, but these words left a huge impact on the world.
The Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln
No, He gave this speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Abraham Lincoln's speech was meant to dedicate Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address on November 19th, 1863, in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.Another answerOfficially Abraham Lincoln wrote the speech at the Whitehouse, but made changes to it on the train ride to Gettysburg. Exactly when he may have written it is unclear. The address was delivered on November 19th, 1863, in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.
The Gettysburg Adress was Lincoln's most famous speech of all time.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg Address was given on the battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Abraham Lincoln's most well-known speech is the Gettysburg Address.
Abraham Lincoln gave the famous Gettysburg address speech in Gettysburg Pennsylvania.his speech lasted two minutes and made citizens dumbfounded after listening to a 2 hour testimony before Lincoln went up.
The Gettysburg address.
Abraham Lincoln made many speeches, both short and long. One of the most famous was the Gettysburg Address.
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address was given at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, PA on 19nov1863.
Fourscore and seven years ago . . .
yes ... in his famous cooper union speech