In his eulogy for Lincoln two years later, Charles Sumner, a Massachusetts senator and leading abolitionist, lauded the Gettysburg Address as “a monumental act” made even more poignant by ...

“Many [Black locals] enlisted right after the [November 1863] Gettysburg Address. Some were there that day to hear this message of hope and democracy and … then continued to face these ...

It was 145 years ago today, the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, began. Two mighty armies – the Army of the Potomac under Union Maj. Gen. George Meade and the Army of Northern Virginia ...

His own writings are likely a part of the reason. Enjoy his birthday by reading his most famous — and concise — address. The Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers ...

Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address is considered by many to be the best speech ever given by an American president, even greater than his Gettysburg Address. At what Lincoln called "this ...

Abraham Lincoln delivered a brief but consequential speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the site of the bloodiest battlefield of the American Civil War, where thousands of soldiers had died. Lincoln ...

where Abraham Lincoln put the final touches on the Gettysburg Address. Previous travelers say the tour blends the right amount of history and spookiness. If a one-hour ghost tour seems too short ...

Once the home of local attorney David Wills, this building is where Lincoln finalized his famous "Gettysburg Address." This room and the bedroom where the president stayed during his visit are ...