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 |
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| 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 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 1973 |
| Most Recently Updated | Sep 6, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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