On the 19th of November, 1863, and the 19th of November, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that would be used for many years. But how much do you have to know about Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address? Find out what you need to learn about the famous speech.
Lincoln’s speech begins the speech with “Four score and seven years ago.” A score equals 20 years. Therefore, Lincoln was referring to 87 years, 1776, the year that it was the year that the Declaration of Independence was signed. The speech was given seven years ago at the time of seven scores.
The day Lincoln delivered his speech, Lincoln’s address differed from the day’s main event. The most powerful speech went to Edward Everett, who spoke for nearly two hours before Lincoln appeared on the podium.
Everett then wrote Lincoln about his speech, “I wish that I could flatter myself that I had come as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you did in two minutes.”
The current text of the speech examines the fifth of five copies, written in the handwriting of Lincoln. Each document is different likely due to Lincoln’s self-editing.
The Library of Congress has two copies of the address. One of which is in the Illinois State Historical Library has one. Cornell University has one, and one is located in the Lincoln Room of the White House.
“Four seven and a half days in the past …” Seven years ago, the Gettysburg Address, with its memorable opening line, is one of the most famous speeches in U.S. history. The speech was given in the middle of the American Civil War at the dedication of a military cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; President Abraham Lincoln’s two-minute address emphasized the principle of human equality and linked with the sacrifices and sacrifices that occurred during Civil War with the desire for a new beginning. Civil War with the passion for “a new birth of freedom.” Similar to the speaker, the address has been regarded as a classic for all time. Here’s why.
Where Are the Original Copies of the Gettysburg Address?
There are, at present, five transcripts that are known from the Gettysburg Address. Five of those transcripts two are located in the Library of Congress, and the other transcripts are in the following places:
The Lincoln Room of the White House
The Illinois State Historical Library in Springfield
Cornell University in New York
Paying Tribute 150 Years Later…
In 2013, 150 years after President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address, President Obama wrote a letter in tribute to Lincoln’s historical remarks. In his ode to Lincoln, Obama wrote: Obama said:
Through the cold War and world conflict, along with technological advancements and industrial revolutions as well as campaigns for civil rights, women’s rights, workers’ droits, homosexual rights, and gay rights, we have. Sometimes changes in society and economics have made our union more strained. However, Lincoln’s words inspire us to be confident that our nation and our freedoms can triumph and will, no matter our trials of us.
You can read the complete written essay by hand here. Since you cannot go back in time to see President Lincoln deliver his Gettysburg Address, you can see President Obama read his version of the Gettysburg Address here.
Excerpt
Seven and a half years ago, our ancestors brought to the continent a new nation founded in Liberty and devoted to the belief that all people are equal. Today, we are in a civil war of epic proportions which will test whether this nation, or any other nation that is so designed and committed, can endure for the long haul. We stand with a massive battlefield of this conflict. We have decided to dedicate a part of the field to be an area of final resting for those who gave their lives so that this nation could live. It is entirely appropriate and suitable to dedicate this area. But, in the broader sense, we can’t dedicate or consecrate the site. The brave men, alive and dead, who fought to save it has done so far beyond our petty ability to enhance or diminish.
FINAL TEXT
Seventy-seven years ago, our forefathers brought this continent an entirely new nation founded in Liberty and committed to the idea that all people are equal.
Today, we are in a civil war of epic proportions to determine whether the nation, or any other nation that is so well-conceived and committed to its cause will last. We stand by a massive battlefield during that conflict. We have decided to dedicate a part of the field to be a final resting spot for those who gave their lives to ensure that the nation could be a better place to continue to exist. It is entirely appropriate and appropriate that we dedicate this area.
In a greater sense, we are unable to dedicate, we can’t consecrate, and we are not able to sanctify this place. The brave men, both living or dead that fought in this place have sanctified this ground, and it is beyond our inability to contribute or subtract. The world may not be aware of and will not long remember the words we speak in this room, yet it will never forget the things these men accomplished here. It is up to us, the living to give our all to the unfinished task that those who fought here to this day have impressively accomplished. It is more for us to devote ourselves to the monumental task that lies before us—that, from these honored dead, we will show more dedication to the cause, for they offered the most significant amount of faith. That we here strongly be determined that their deaths will not have been wasted — that this nation, under the guidance of God, will be able to experience an enlightened new beginning of freedom and that the rule that is based on the will of the majority, through the people and for the people will not be wiped out of the earth.
