This Week in History
November 19, 1863
President Lincoln offers some remarks at the dedication of the Gettysburg soldiers cemetery.
November 20, 1863
President Lincoln sends a note to Edward Everett, the principal speaker at Gettysburg, thanking him for his kind remarks.
November 21, 1860
President-elect Lincoln arrives in Chicago, Illinois to meet his Vice President-elect, Hannibal Hamlin.
Today in Lincoln's Life
Lincoln's Words
"I appeal to you again to constantly bear in mind that with you, and not
with politicians, not with Presidents, not with office-seekers, but with you,
is the question, "Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be
preserved to the latest generation?"
--Speech to Gov. Morton in Indianapolis, February 11, 1861