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Delivery of the 1862 State of the Union Address

Name: Delivery of the 1862 State of the Union Address
Start: 1862-12-01
Location: 37th United States Congress

When: December 1, 1862
Where: 37th United States Congress
Part of: Event of 1862: Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery in his State of the Un

Lincoln delivered his longest State of the Union Address to the 37th Congress on December 1, 1862, during the Civil War.

The address, consisting of 8,385 words, was delivered to the 37th United States Congress on Monday, December 1, 1862. It was written by President Abraham Lincoln amid the ongoing American Civil War, marking a significant moment in the conflict.

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1862 State of the Union Address Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-27

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