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William V. Rathvon, a child eyewitness of The Gettysburg Address (excerpt)
William V. Rathvon, a child eyewitness of The Gettysburg Address (excerpt)
Performed by William V. Rathvon
February 12, 1938
 
 
 
The full version of this file is available on CD0100. This CD contains more than 34 hours of historical audio.
This is the voice of William V. Rathvon, who as a nine-year-old boy watched and listened to Abraham Lincoln deliver his address at Gettysburg in November 1863. The story was told on February 12, 1938 and recorded on a 78 rpm. record. No other Gettysburg eyewitness is known to have recorded his memories in audio format.
Lincoln at Gettysburg
Lincoln at Gettysburg
78William V. Rathvon, a child eyewitness of The Gettysburg Address (excerpt)
Excerpt from recording copyrighted by TR Productions, Boston Mass
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