On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, stood at a Pennsylvania cemetery and shared his hope for the ...
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ... dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion, that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln leaded a simple yet timeless and powerful case for the future and hope of America.
McClellan and his unwillingness to move his troops, and had started making moves towards the passage of the 13th Amendment ...
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 ...
It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us, that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of ...
The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the ...
The best time to visit Gettysburg is from September to November or between March and May. The town's daytime temperatures in fall and spring, which generally hover between the low 50s and high 70s ...
Surprisingly, Lincoln’s short speech, known as the Gettysburg Address, became one of the most famous speeches ... take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of ...
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 prose ...