It was ten minutes past noon on the 18th when Lincoln boarded the train.

With him were his valet, his secretary, an official escort from the Quartermaster’s office, and some invited guests.

The six-hour train ride to Gettysburg took Lincoln through small Pennsylvania towns.

He used the trip to work on the address he would deliver the next day at the dedication of the new soldiers’ cemetery.

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