The subject of the Gettysburg Address was that many men had given their lives already during the war and that the war must be won. The famous speech was given by President Lincoln.
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.
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Adress was Lincoln's most famous speech of all time.
Several months after the Battle of Gettysburg, President Lincoln gave the speech that is now called the Gettysburg Address
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.
The Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln gave his famous 2 minute Gettysburg Address, at the dedication of the national cemetery but the Gettysburg Address was NOT the opening speech, at the dedication. The opening speech was made by Edward Everett, a noted orator from Massachusetts; it lasted 2 hours, followed by President Lincoln's 2 minute address.
On November 19, 1863 was the day of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
His famous speech was in Gettysburg (The Gettysburg Address).
The subject of the Gettysburg Address was that many men had given their lives already during the war and that the war must be won. The famous speech was given by President Lincoln.
* 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
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.
The Gettysburg Address was a speech that President Abraham Lincoln gave during the Civil War. As such, it is an oration piece, and one of the most famous ones in the country's history.
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address to dedicate the cemetery in Gettysburg.
Gettysburg is famous because of the battlefield, the cemetery, and the Address.