Words to remember
Everyone knows about the Gettysburg Address, which turns 150 years old this month. They know it was President Abraham Lincoln’s signature speech, delivered at the site of the signature battle of the Civil War, one that turned back the highest Confederate tide as it rose violently into the North. But not everyone knows Harvard’s connection to the fight or the famous address. Harvard lost 11 of its sons because of the battle: three died in the field, all on July 3, and eight others died soon after, when they succumbed to wounds. Soundbytes: A reading of the Gettysburg Address The Gettysburg Address as read by John Stauffer, professor of English and of African and African-American studies, Jonathan Walton, Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals, Zora and Elijah Walton, and Harvard President Drew Faust. Sumner Paine is the sole Harvard officer from the 20th Massachusetts...