President Abraham Lincoln offered a short but seminal vision of the past and promise of the United States in a speech known as the Gettysburg Address. The brief speech—just 272 words arranged ...

“With malice toward none, with charity for all,” even after four years of horrific war.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.

Remind students that Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was only 272 words. Let them know that their speeches also need to be 272 words or less. • Explain that a letter needs to have a ...

In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, he argued that the war must lead to “a new birth of freedom” or it would have been fought in vain. Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham 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 ...

In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous speech, separating fact from fiction along the ...

Abraham Lincoln richly deserves his own day instead ... I know that’s not as elegant sounding as his Gettysburg Address or his inaugural speeches, but he did more to build this country’s ...

In this lesson, students will explore how Abraham Lincoln used the power of words ... examine Lincoln’s use of words in the Gettysburg Address and learn that a short speech can be powerful.