Gettysburg Address, Nov. 19: Will Our Republic Endure?
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Today is the 159th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s immortal Gettysburg Address. The famous Battle of Gettysburg, the great Union victory that was “the bloodiest single battle” of the Civil War but also began turning the tide for an ultimate victory against the Confederacy and slavery, occurred on July 1-3, 1863. Months after that battle, President Abraham Lincoln came to Gettysburg to dedicate a cemetery for the war dead. Facing an exhausted, sorrowful crowd, Lincoln delivered ten sentences that made history.
Gettysburg Address, Nov. 19: Will Our Republic Endure?
Gettysburg Address, Nov. 19: Will Our…
Gettysburg Address, Nov. 19: Will Our Republic Endure?
Today is the 159th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s immortal Gettysburg Address. The famous Battle of Gettysburg, the great Union victory that was “the bloodiest single battle” of the Civil War but also began turning the tide for an ultimate victory against the Confederacy and slavery, occurred on July 1-3, 1863. Months after that battle, President Abraham Lincoln came to Gettysburg to dedicate a cemetery for the war dead. Facing an exhausted, sorrowful crowd, Lincoln delivered ten sentences that made history.