They Got Married November 4, 1842 in Spring Feild Illinois The famous Lincoln/Douglas debates began at the Illinois State Fair on October 3rd and 4th 1854. After much insisting, by the then former congressman A. Lincoln, Douglas would begin the debate on October 3rd; on October 4th the private citizen would respond. This would be the beginning of a series of fierce debates fought between these two amazing orators, collectively given the title the Lincoln/Douglas debates. Alton, IL
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The Gettysburg Address is a speech by Abraham Lincoln.
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The person who delivered the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19th of 1863 was Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). Serving as President of the United States at that time, a time in which North and South were engaged in the American Civil War, Lincoln's brief but powerful speech has become iconic in American society -- and even beyond.
A speech given by our 16th president Abraham Lincoln during the civil was
Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address was given at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, PA on 19nov1863.