Handwritten copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on display this week
19th November 1863: Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States of America, making his famous 'Gettysburg Address' speech at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery during the American Civil War. Original Artwork: Painting by
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -
A handwritten copy of Abraham Lincoln's most famous speech speech will be on display in Springfield later in the week.
Officials with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum say it is only one of five surviving handwritten copies.
It's the 1863 speech that starts "Four score and seven years ago..."
Lincoln delivered it at the dedication of a cemetery for soldiers killed in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Most of the time the document is kept in a climate-controlled vault to protect it from light and humidity. The exhibit opens Wednesday.