Before the president took the stand, bands played, reverends spoke prayers and Edward Everett, a well-known lecturer and politician, delivered a 13,000-word oration, laden with references to Greek ...

Mr. Seward and Governor Seymour Most of us are unaware that the nation’s most celebrated orator, Edward Everett of Massachusetts, delivered the main address that Thursday afternoon.

Last Saturday, Nov. 19, marked the date in 1863 that Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was four ...

On Nov. 19, 1863 – 159 years ago this week – this teenager, whose family later moved to east central Indiana, was among the first to shake Abraham Lincoln’s hand after the Gettysburg address ...

ALPLM's is known as the “Edward Everett copy” and was purchased by the state of Illinois for $60,000 through a contribution of pennies and nickels made by schoolchildren, as well as a donation ...

It is known as the “Edward Everett copy” and was purchased by the state of Illinois for $60,000 through a contribution of pennies and nickels made by schoolchildren, as well as a donation from ...

Fox News Flash Gowdy: 158 years later, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address still rings true Dedication Day 2021 will commemorate the 158th anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on Friday, November 19.

Lincoln's address followed what was supposed to be, by all accounts, the real Gettysburg address, that by former U.S. Senator and Harvard College President Edward Everett, which clocked in at ...

Wills and the Gettysburg Cemetery Commission originally set October 23 as the date for the cemetery’s dedication, but delayed it to mid-November after their choice for speaker, Edward Everett ...

2. The Gettysburg Address wasn’t the main speech of the event. Edward Everett | Internet Archive Book Images, Flickr // No known copyright restrictions ...