USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

[SOURCES]
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?

(A) Thomas Jefferson

(B) ** Abraham Lincoln

(C) Thomas Paine

(D) George Washington

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -This is perhaps the biggest myth about the Gettysburg Address. Lincoln started working on his remarks shortly after the battle was fought in July 1863, according to Lincoln experts. Several drafts of the speech also exist that were written before November 19, 1863.