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The 1863 Gettysburg Address... Abraham Lincoln...
The 1863 Gettysburg Address... Abraham Lincoln...
Item # 705621
November 28, 1863
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, Nov. 28, 1863
* President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech
* Gettysburg Address at battlefield cemetery
Page 3 contains a report headed: "The Gettysburg Ceremonies" "Description of the Battle-Field and Consecration Exercises" as well as one of the most memorable speeches ever given by a President.
The article takes nearly two columns and contains much reporting on the ceremonies in Gettysburg, less than 5 months after the pivotal battle fought there. Included also is the speech which is prefaced with: "The dedicatory remarks were then delivered by the President, as follows:..." and what follows is the complete text of what we now know as the Gettysburg Address, beginning: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation...".
This issue contains a wealth of other reports on the Civil War but they obviously pale in comparison to this famous speech found on page 3.
Eight pages, never bound, some wear at the spine margin and a small wear hole at the fold puncture of the front leaf, no condition issues with page 3 save for the typical foxing as found in issues of the era.
AI notes: On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, following one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. In just a few minutes and roughly 272 words, Lincoln eloquently honored the Union soldiers who had sacrificed their lives, framing their deaths as a testament to the nation’s founding principles of liberty and equality. He reminded his audience that the United States was “conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal,” linking the struggle of the Civil War to the larger mission of preserving a democratic government. Lincoln called on the living to dedicate themselves to the unfinished work of ensuring that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth,” transforming the battlefield’s tragedy into a renewed national purpose. Though brief, the speech profoundly reinforced the ideals of freedom, equality, and unity, leaving a lasting legacy as one of the most powerful expressions of American democratic values.
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