The 16th President of the United States gave the Gettysburg Address. This was Abraham Lincoln, who delivered the brief but inspiring speech on November 19, 1863.
Gettysburg is a borough in Adams County of Pennsylvania in the United States. It was the site for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg, and where one of the most famous speeches in US history, the Gettysburg Address, was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln. (It was Gettysburg, of course).
* The Battle of Gettysburg during the US Civil War * The Gettysburg Address delivered by President Abraham Lincoln * Home to a national cemetery, The Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg
Abraham Lincoln was the President. The speech was his Gettysburg address.
The Gettysburg address was a speech given by US President Abraham Lincoln. For more information look in the link I will place below.
President Lincoln spoke about the Gettysburg address for two minutes. The Gettysburg address was a speech written to address the Union's war effort and to solidify support in the state of Pennsylvania.
President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address dedicated the first national cemetery to honor those who had fallen in war.
Abraham Lincoln was the President. The speech was his Gettysburg address.
The US Civil War (1861-1865).The US Civil War .The Gettysburg Address was given by US President Lincoln on November 19, 1863. Lincoln was not even the principal speaker at this dedication to the Gettysburg National Cemetery. That speaker was Edward Everett, considered one of the greatest orators of the day. His speech was about 2 hours, and few today know what he said
Yes , the American Civil War was still being waged while the Gettysburg Address was given by US President Lincoln . The date of the speech was November 19, 1863 and the war ended in 1865 .
The Gettysburg Address was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the US Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln was invited as the second speaker and many people in Pennsylvania did not believe the US president should be the main speaker. In fact the nation's greatest orator took over two hours in his opening speech. Lincoln's speech was less than two minutes but actually had more meaning.
On April 15, 1861 President Lincoln declared a "state of insurrection." The US Civil War, like the Vietnam War was not a declared war. After his declaration he set out a call-up for men to man his armies.