In his eulogy for Lincoln two years later, Charles Sumner, a Massachusetts senator and leading abolitionist, lauded the Gettysburg Address as ... and politician, delivered a 13,000-word oration ...

Well, about 272. On Nov. 19, 1863, Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at a ceremony to dedicate a portion of the town’s battlefield as a national cemetery. Historians routinely cite the ...

But Gettysburg has also been a symbol of America’s commitments to freedom and democracy, thanks to the immortal speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered ... of the Gettysburg Address, which we ...

In his first inaugural address, Lincoln delivered a final plea to the South to remain ... Union was inseparable from the cause of African-American freedom. In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, he argued ...

November 19 marks the anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg where Lincoln gave his famous address, and the site hosts numerous events in recognition of the ...

In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous speech, separating fact from fiction along the ...

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 ...

MOORHEAD — When audiences watch Chuck Johnson’s play about President Abraham Lincoln writing the Gettysburg Address, they often see connections between Lincoln’s world in 1863 and the world ...

But Gettysburg has also been a symbol of America’s commitments to freedom and democracy, thanks to the immortal speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered ... of the Gettysburg Address, which we ...