What was the Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address was a speech given by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863.

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