150 years ago today! Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Today marks the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.  Historians say President Lincoln wrote the address five times, as he re-wrote and finalized the address.  On the morning of the address, Lincoln toured the battlefield with one of his cabinet members. The battlefield was still covered with equipment, saddles, horse skeletons from the July battle. He was not the main speaker at this ceremony. The principal address was a two hour speech by a well-know speaker Edward Everett.  Lincoln was asked to give the concluding remarks and his famous speech lasted about two minutes.  The speech is posted on a granite marker outside the Gettysburg National Park Visitor's Center