The Gettysburg Address, New York Times (November 20, 1863)

The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, one of the best-known in American history. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg.

One of the only two confirmed photos of Abraham Lincoln (circled) at Gettysburg, taken about noon, just after Lincoln arrived and some three hours before the speech. To Lincoln's right is his bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon.

The New York Times from November 20, 1863 reporting on the program and speeches at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in which President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.



The New York Times from November 20, 1863 reporting on the program and speeches at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in which President Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. Source: Cornell University library, December 15, 2005.