Abe
Abe Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. Though his legacy is emancipation, his lasting revolutionary words are in his brief Gettysburg address: "a government of the people, by the people, for the people." https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm Abraham Lincoln (in the center) at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg , Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863. Made from the original glass plate negative at the National Archives which had lain unidentified for fifty-five years until 1952 when Josephine Cobb recognized Lincoln in the image. To Lincoln's left is bodyguard Ward Hill Lamon . To his far left is Governor Andrew G. Curtin of Pennsylvania. The photograph is estimated to have been taken at about noontime, just after Lincoln arrived, before Edward Everett 's arrival and about three hours before Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address [1] . LOC note: Photo is a reprint of a small detail of a photo ...