Four months after the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln joined in a dedication of a national cemetery on a portion of the battlefield. The speech he delivered that day would become one of the most famous speeches given by a U.S. President.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new [...]
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Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address -November 19, 1863
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First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln – March 4, 1861
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First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln – March 4, 1861
First page of the Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln
Fellow-Citizens of the United States:
In compliance with a custom as old as the Government itself, I appear before you to address you briefly and to take in your presence the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United [...]
