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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on the front page, in a newspaper printed 102 miles away...
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on the front page, in a newspaper printed 102 miles away...
Item # 701494
November 27, 1863
UNION COUNTY STAR & LEWISBURG CHRONICLE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 27, 1863 The top of the front page has a small notice: "For President, ABRAHAM LINCOLN" from almost a year before the election.
The noteworthy report on the front page is a printing of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. It is part of a lengthier and very detailed account headed: "Dedication at Gettysburg" with much on the ceremonies for dedicating the cemetery.
Further into the article is the famous address. It is prefaced with: "The tall form of President Abraham Lincoln was next seen, and every sound was hushed as he read, slowly, distinctly, and in a voice that reached every ear included to hear, the following shot, pithy, characteristic address:" and what follows is the speech that would go down in history as one of the greatest utterances by any U.S. President: "Fellow Citizens! Four score and seven years go our forefathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation...". At its completion is: "This comprehensive address was the first to stir the applause of the masses, and the cheers given attested how well he had touched their hearts."
Also of significance is the distance between the town of publication and Gettysburg. Lewisburg is just 102 miles north of Gettysburg.
This was a semi-weekly newspaper with almost all of the issues being single sheet, this being one of them. Folio size and in very nice condition.
Category: The Civil War
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