Who delivered the Gettysburg Address in Pennsylvania in November 1863?

Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in Pennsylvania in November 1863.

Lincoln gave the speech on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg. The ceremony followed the Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to 3 during the American Civil War. Edward Everett, a celebrated orator, delivered the main address before Lincoln spoke briefly.

Lincoln’s remarks connected the war to the principles of equality and self-government associated with the Declaration of Independence. He described the conflict as a test of whether a nation founded on those ideals could endure. The speech ended with a call for a “new birth of freedom” and continued government by the people.

The address was short, but its exact wording varies slightly among the five known manuscript copies associated with Lincoln. The most commonly recited version is the Bliss copy, prepared later for a charity volume. The speech was delivered at Gettysburg, not at the battlefield during the fighting itself.