Photos: Commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address
November 19, 2013
Portraying U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Tom Scott, talks to visitors during a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The iconic Gettysburg Address was given by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the Civil War and highlighted the principles of democracy, human equality, and freedom and professed that "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450566651 )
James Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, recites the Gettysburg Address during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery and the historic speech, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. Lincoln's speech was first delivered in Gettysburg nearly five months after the major battle that left tens of thousands of men wounded, dead or missing. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
Historian James McPherson speaks during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. Lincoln's speech was first delivered in Gettysburg nearly five months after the major battle that left tens of thousands of men wounded, dead or missing. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
A new citizen waves a flag after Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia administered the oath of allegiance, during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
Portraying U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Tom Scott, talks to visitors during a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450561537 )
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia administers the oath of allegiance to new citizens, during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
James Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, stands before a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
Portraying U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, James Getty, stands behind stage before reciting the Gettysburg Address during a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450561701 )
Portraying U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, James Getty, stands behind stage before reciting the Gettysburg Address during a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450561721 )
A visitor reads Dedication Day literature during a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450562039 )
Keynote speaker and Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, speaks during a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450562041 )
Portraying U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, James Getty, recites the Gettysburg Address during a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450566643 )
Portraying U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, James Getty (left), speaks to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett during a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.(Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450566647 )
Portraying U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, James Getty, stands behind stage before reciting the Gettysburg Address during a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450566981 )
People take oath in a U.S. naturalization ceremony during a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450567523 )
A visitor looks at grave markers prior to a commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address at the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 2013 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) ( 450567525 )
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. Lincoln's speech was first delivered in Gettysburg nearly five months after the major battle that left tens of thousands of men wounded, dead or missing. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, left, Susan Corbett and her husband Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett bow their heads for a moment of silence during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell speaks during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
John Voehl portraying President Abraham Lincoln, covers his hart during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
Band members arrive before a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. Lincoln's speech was first delivered here nearly five months after the pivotal battle which was the Civil War's bloodiest conflict with more than 51,000 casualties. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
Audience members listen to remarks during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
A re-enactor stands with audience members during a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
Rick Miller, a President Abraham Lincoln re-enactor, poses for photographs after a ceremony commemorating the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, in Gettysburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ( APTOPIX Gettysburg Address Anniversary )
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