Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Abraham Lincoln - The 16th President of the United States.

Edward Everett - Ordained Unitarian minister that served as both U.S. Representative and Senator from Massachusetts.

David Wills - This 31-year-old attorney was appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania

Andrew Curtin - The Republican governor of Pennsylvania in 1863

General Robert E. Lee - Leader of the Southern Army

General George S. Meade - Leader of the Northern Army

Theodore Parker - Transcendentalist philosopher and minister who supported the abolition of slavery

Daniel Webster - A leading constitutional lawyer

Henry Clay - The...
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