Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is only 272 words long, but it remains one of the greatest speeches in U.S. history and ...
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — An annual Memorial Day ceremony was held Monday at Gettysburg National Cemetery, 156 years after the holiday first known as "Decoration Day" was originally observed on the site. The ...
On June 28, 1863, Robert E. Lee, Confederate General, dared to cross the border and invade Pennsylvania, a Union state. Lee hoped to force Lincoln into negotiations to end the war. Lincoln felt ...
A new photo of Abraham Lincoln taken on the day of his historic Gettysburg Address has been discovered, Smithsonian reports. The photo depicts a crowd on the day of the speech, with Lincoln apparently ...
Days after the 142nd anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s most famous speech, community members gathered Saturday, Nov. 22, outside the Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands to hear his words said ...
The only known image of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg was uncovered in 1952 at the National Archives. It was taken by photographer Mathew Brady. Library of Congress In American History, November 19, ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers ...
In Civil War circles, a photo of Abraham Lincoln at the scene of the Gettysburg Address is rarer than a blue moon: only three such photos exist, two of which are in dispute. Smithsonian magazine has ...
On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, to dedicate a cemetery at the site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Four months before, about 50,000 soldiers ...
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