This Day in History - Abraham...
Published (2009-11-20 02:36:00)
Abraham Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address (1863) The Gettysburg Address, one of the most quoted speeches in US history, was delivered by President Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and half months after the famous battle fought there. In approximately three minutes, Lincoln's address redefined the American Civil War as not merely a struggle for the Union, but as...