#GettysburgAddress

11/19/1863 former US President Abraham Lincoln delivered Gettysburg Address | #ThisDayInHistory

On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the close of ceremonies dedicating the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Honoring a request to offer a few remarks, Lincoln memorialized the Union dead and highlighted the redemptive power of their sacrifice. Placing the common soldier at the center of the struggle for equality, Lincoln reminded his listeners of the higher purpose for which blood was shed.

• Gettysburg Address - Library of Congress
  
• Gettysburg Address (Primary Documents) - Library of Congress
  
• Gettysburg Address (High Res PDF and Transcript) - OurDocuments.gov
  
• Pamphlet of President Abraham Lincoln Speeches
  
• Today in History
  
• Gettysburg National Military Park
  
• Map: Gettysburg and Vicinity, Showing the Lines of Battle, July 1863
  

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