The author of the speech was Abraham Lincoln. He was the sixteenth president of the United States. He was also a Civil Rights Activist, Lawyer, and U.S. Representative. He was born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky and died on April 15, 1865 in Washington, D.C. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, and he had an older sister named Sarah and a younger brother named Thomas who died at infancy. He had a difficult childhood. A couple months after his mother died, he married Sarah Bush Johnston.
He was known for making a big impact on the nation. Lincoln was a hero to the Union and an emancipator of the slaves. in