Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln

"Lincoln's Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln is a speech delivered on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Following the Civil War's deadliest battle, Lincoln spoke for less than two minutes before 15,000 people, delivering only 271 words. He invoked the Declaration of Independence and honored those who died defending the nation's founding principles, closing with his famous vision of "government of the people, by the people, for the people." (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Given November 19, 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg_Address
Reading Level Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class E456: History: America: Civil War period (1861-1865)
Subject Consecration of cemeteries -- Pennsylvania -- Gettysburg
Subject Soldiers' National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa.)
Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Gettysburg address
Category Text
eBook-No. 4
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Last Update Sep 6, 2025
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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