GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

THE BACKBONE

• 1 speech
• 3 paragraphs
• 272 words

WHO, WHEN, WHERE

• Written by Abraham Lincoln
• Delivered November 19, 1863
• At the Soldiers' National Cemetery
• In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

THE ADDRESS NOW

• Lincoln made 5 manuscripts
• Original is in the Library of Congress

THE DELIVERANCE

• Lincoln was ill while delivering his speech
• It was a little over two minutes long
• The speech was listed as 7th on the program
• The address followed a 2 hour speech

FUN FACTS

• Lincoln addressed 15,000 people
• The people were surprised at the short speech
• A myth was that he wrote it on an envelope
• He was interrupted 5 times with applause
• Abe thought his speech would be forgotten

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