At the dedication of Gettysburg, Edward Everett, preceded Lincoln with a 2 hour speech.
The orator Edward Everett spoke before Lincoln did for several hours - about what I don't know. I don't know if that speech still exists today. tom Engler
Edward Everett's speech at Gettysburg contained approximately 13,607 words. Delivered on November 19, 1863, it was a lengthy oration that preceded President Abraham Lincoln's much shorter Gettysburg Address. Everett's speech focused on the historical context of the Civil War and the significance of the battlefield.
The speech before Abraham Lincoln at the Gettysburg dedication ceremony was delivered by Edward Everett, a prominent orator and former governor of Massachusetts. He spoke for about two hours, delivering a detailed oration that highlighted the significance of the Civil War and the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln's remarks followed Everett's lengthy address and were notably much shorter, lasting only about two minutes.
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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.
The main speaker was Edward Everett, a popular politician from Massachusetts, and his speech lasted about 2 to 2 and a half hours, unlike Lincoln's whose only lasted about 2 and a half minutes.
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It is about the Civil War in North America. His speech was not only talking about the dead soldiers but also trying to stop slavery in North America.
They could not move the ponderous body of the dead cyclops, and were forced to climb around it. After the ponderous speech by Edward Everett, Lincoln's brief remarks were likely a relief to the crowd.
Abraham Lincoln was invited to speak at the dedication of the National Soldiers Cemetery at Gettysburg. He was told in the invitation letter that he would only have a small part in the dedication. Originally to open October 23, 1863, the date was postponed at the request of the main speaker, Edward Everett. A noted speaker of the era, Everett asked the committee to postpone the event to allow him to prepare a suitable speech. The dedication committee agreed and the ceremony was moved to November 19th. President Lincoln was invited only a few days before the event.
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.