This section presents early 20th Century recordings of a historical nature, including several made by Civil War veterans, and recitations of President Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address".

"Sheridan's Ride" by Edgar L. Davenport "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address", recorded by Harry E. Humphrey in 1913 for the 50th Anniversary of The Battle of Gettysburg "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address", recorded by Harry James "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address", recorded by Charles Laughton "The Blue and The Grey", recorded by Harry E. Humphrey in 1913 for the 50th Anniversary of The Battle of Gettysburg "Memories of Lincoln" by Harry James William V. Rathvon, a child eyewitness of The Gettysburg Address; February 12, 1938 Robert P. Scott, Confederate veteran speaks at 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg; June 30, 1938

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