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speech · 1863

Gettysburg Address

Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg Address is a short speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on 19 November 1863 at the dedication of a national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It reframes the Civil War around national union, equality, sacrifice, and the survival of representative government.1 quotes