The Gettysburg Address is one of the most celebrated speeches ever written. The author of this document was the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln wrote this speech for two reasons. First, the speech was written to consecrate the cemetery at Gettysburg. Second, and most important, Lincoln's words were meant to start the rebuilding of his war torn country. The Battle of Gettysburg began 5:30am on July 1, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (McLaughlin 48). …showed first 75 words of 1379 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1379 total…how many countries the United States would be divided into today if it was not for the President, Abraham Lincoln. Works Cited Antietam Battlefield. HTTP://home.earthlink.net/~tshrader/ Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photo Biography. New York: Clarion Books, 1987. Garrison, Webb. The Lincoln No One Knows. Nashville: Rutledge Hill Press, 1993. Lincoln, Abraham. The Gettysburg Address. Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865. New York: Library of America, 1989. McLaughlin, Jack. Gettysburg: The Long Encampment. New York: Bonanza Books, 1963.