“Many [Black locals] enlisted right after the [November 1863] Gettysburg Address. Some were there that day to hear this message of hope and democracy and … then continued to face these ...

His own writings are likely a part of the reason. Enjoy his birthday by reading his most famous — and concise — address. The Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers ...

On the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, the museum will also see visitors from across the world. Students from Ashikaga, Springfield’s sister city in Japan, have a visit planned to the ...

It was 145 years ago today, the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, began. Two mighty armies – the Army of the Potomac under Union Maj. Gen. George Meade and the Army of Northern Virginia ...

We’ve all heard Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. One of the unforgettable lines reads “that government of the people, by ...

Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address is considered by many to be the best speech ever given by an American president, even greater than his Gettysburg Address. At what Lincoln called "this ...

where Abraham Lincoln put the final touches on the Gettysburg Address. Previous travelers say the tour blends the right amount of history and spookiness. If a one-hour ghost tour seems too short ...

The government of the people, by the people, for the people. This ending statement to Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address ...

In the first Learning Activity, students will closely examine Lincoln’s use of words in the Gettysburg Address and learn that a short speech can be powerful. In the second Learning Activity ...

Once the home of local attorney David Wills, this building is where Lincoln finalized his famous "Gettysburg Address." This room and the bedroom where the president stayed during his visit are ...

"The Civil War was the most important event in American history, the crossroads of our being,” says documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, whose 1990 The Civil War won 40 major television and film honors.