Abe Lincoln at Gettysburg – Ice Cream Night

Mel Maurer is past president of the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable, now its Historian, will share his talk about the real story of how Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address – no, he didn’t write it on the back of an envelope. The talk examines how Lincoln thought and wrote, taking you to Gettysburg that historic November 19, 1863 to hear his greatest speech – maybe the greatest speech ever – and the reaction to it. Following the program stay to enjoy ice cream sundaes.