![]() ![]() ![]() Everett, the President gave his now-famous address, printed in this issue in their entirety. has a very lengthy, three column article headed: "The Gettysburg Ceremonies" "Description of the Battle-Field and Consecration Exercises" which provides the details of the dedication of this national cemetery as well as information on how it came to be, with mention of David Wills, at whose house Lincoln stayed the night before (rarely found in period accounts).įollowing a long-winded speech by Mr. Combine the complete text of the historic Gettysburg Address by President Abraham Lincoln, with this famous title by Horace Greeley, a Lincoln supporter, and this issue makes for one of the best newspapers one could own from the Civil War era. It would be difficult to argue for a more notable or desirable Civil War newspaper. * Gettysburg Address at battlefield cemetery ![]()
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