Who delivered the Gettysburg Address in the United States?

Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in the United States.

Lincoln gave the speech on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The ceremony followed the Battle of Gettysburg, a major Union victory fought from July 1 to July 3 during the American Civil War.

Edward Everett, a celebrated orator and former U.S. secretary of state, delivered the main two-hour address. Lincoln then spoke briefly, using a few hundred words to connect the cemetery dedication with the nation’s founding principles and the Civil War’s meaning.

The speech invoked the Declaration of Independence and described the conflict as a test of whether a nation founded on equality and self-government could endure. Several manuscript versions survive, and historians study differences among them. The address is remembered for its concise language rather than for its length.