He wanted to commemorate a memorial for the fallen soldiers of a civil war battle AND he wanted to drum up enthusiasm for the recently signed Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln delivered the address.
The person who delivered the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19th of 1863 was Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). Serving as President of the United States at that time, a time in which North and South were engaged in the American Civil War, Lincoln's brief but powerful speech has become iconic in American society -- and even beyond.
the dedication of a cemetery
Victory speech
Abraham Lincoln delivered this speech November 19, 1863.
Abraham Lincoln. (It was Gettysburg, of course).
President Abraham Lincoln delivered his infamous Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.
The Gettysburg Address.
Abraham Lincon, 19 November, 1863 at The Gettysburg address.
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 stated the Gettysburg Address after the Pennsylvania civil war.
President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863.