Gettysburg is a town in Pennsylvania where the most famous battle of the Civil War was fought. It turned the tide in the war, and gave the advantage to the North. It lasted three days, July 1-3, 1863. 57,000 soldiers died, more than in any battle in US history.

An address is another name for a short speech, here not a house number. The speech President Abe Lincoln made at Gettysburg is probably the greatest American speech ever made. Lincoln was not even to be the main speaker at the dedication of the cemetary where so many thousands of civil war solders had died months before.

Abraham Lincoln was the sixteen president of the United States, famous for his patient and wise handling of the states during the war which almost broke up the United States, 1861-65. <back to top>