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Edward Everritts was the primary speaker. Lincoln was secondary.

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Who was the main speaker at Gettysburg?

Edward Everett was the person who wrote and delivered the opening oration and dedication for the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the 19th November, 1863.Of cause, while , secondary to other presentations that day, Abraham Lincoln's carefully crafted Gettysburg Address was also given on the day and it is his masterpiece that marks Gettysburg in history.


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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.


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The cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield was dedicated on November 19, 1863.


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