How Well Do You Know The Gettysburg Address?

Lauren Kirkbride|History|7 Jul 2019

In planning the cemetery dedication, David Wills invited _____ as an afterthought.

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Gettysburg's National Military Park Cemetery was established to bury thousands of slain Union troops after the violent three day battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863.
Retry Correct Incorrect David Wills intended for the famous orator and former Harvard President Edward Everett to be the star of the show and invited President Lincoln as an afterthought. Lincoln only had two weeks to prepare his speech. He also delivered it in a couple of minutes, compared to Everett’s two-hour-long oration.
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In planning the cemetery dedication, David Wills invited _____ as an afterthought.

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Edward Everett
  • An orchestra directed by B.B. French
  • Reverend T.H. Stockton
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