What famous speech did Abraham Lincoln deliver after the battle?

The famous speech Abraham Lincoln delivered after the Battle of Gettysburg was the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln gave it on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

The speech came more than four months after the battle, which ended on July 3. Lincoln was not the main speaker; the featured oration was delivered by Edward Everett, a respected politician and renowned public speaker. Lincoln’s brief remarks, however, became the ceremony’s enduring historical centerpiece.

In about 271 words, Lincoln connected the cemetery dedication to the principles of equality and representative government. He described the war as a test of whether a nation founded on liberty could survive. The Gettysburg Address is sometimes confused with Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, delivered in 1865, or with the Emancipation Proclamation, which was an executive proclamation rather than a speech.