He concluded by thanking all present for the devotion they have shown to the cause of the Union. At the close of the speech Mr. LINCOLN was presented with several splendid boquets and floral wreaths.

President Abraham Lincoln offered a short but seminal vision of the past and promise of the United States in a speech known as the Gettysburg Address. The brief speech—just 272 words arranged ...

his 1860 Cooper Union speech, his 1861 First Inaugural Address, his view of getting a job, and the Lincoln Memorial. The aspect of Lincoln that’s in the news this week is about Lincoln ...

pledge allegiance to the Union, abolish slavery, and work to establish new state constitutions. This conciliatory approach was reiterated in Lincoln’s famous second inaugural address on March 4 ...

“Abraham Lincoln: His Life in Print” is on view ... Also on view are printings of Lincoln’s speeches, including his 1860 ...