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Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869 The New-York times. [Vol. 13, no. 3794 (November 20, 1863)]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00339.01 Author/Creator: Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 20 November 1863 Pagination: 8 p. : newspaper Height: 53.8 cm, Width: 39.8 cm Order a Copy

Front-page article describes Lincoln's address at the Gettysburg Battlefield to dedicate the cemetery. Also prints on page two the speech Edward Everett gave at Gettysburg. Other front page articles detail Civil War news, such as the rebels advancing upon Knoxville and the speech of Reverend Henry Ward Beecher at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Prints news on affairs in France, specifically Napoleon, and updates from Washington D.C. Contains public notices and advertisements.

Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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