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Lincoln gave a short speech to dedicate a cemetery for civil war soldiers in Gettysburg, Pensilvania.

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a great battle was fought and many lives where lost

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What happened 4 monthes after the Battle of Gettysburg?

President Abraham Lincoln delivered his infamous Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery.


Where was Abraham Lincoln stand when he spoke of ''this hallowed ground''?

Gettysburg military cemetery


What happened on November 19 1863?

President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, dedicating the Soldiers' National Cemetery, a National Cemetery to the soldiers who died during the Gettysburg Battle, in July of 1863.


Was the Battle of Gettysburg fought in a cemetery?

The cemetery at Gettysburg was created to honorably bury the white Union dead from the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Part of the battlefield was in a cemetery along the union fishhook line. The ground the north occupied was named Cemetary Ridge. The soldiers cemetery was added after the battle next to this one.


Why the Gettysburg address happened?

Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address at the dedication ceremony for the military cemetery there in November of 1863, four months after the battle.


When was Gettysburg Cemetery dedicated?

The cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield was dedicated on November 19, 1863.


Was Gettysburg a cemetery?

Gettysburg is and was a town which, like all towns, had a cemetery. There is also a Gettysburg National Cemetery located on Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. David Wills, a local attorney was responsible for acquiring the land for this after the Civil War battle there.


What Lincoln dedicated a cemetery here?

Abraham Lincoln dedicated the Military Cemetery at Gettysburg in November 1863. It was the occasion for his Gettysburg Address.


Was the Gettysburg cemetery complete when the dedication took place?

The cemetery at Gettysburg was dedicated in the year of November19,1863


Where was the cemetery located where the Gettysburg speech was told?

The national cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is located in Southern Pennsylvania.


What cemetery was dedacated in the Gettysburgs address?

The Gettysburg Military Cemetery


Was the Gettysburg Address also the opening to the Gettysburg National Cemetery?

The Gettysburg Address was delivered by Mr. Lincoln at the opening dedication of the cemetery, yes, but he was not the main speaker.