Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address by John Mansfield

[2spiritfulkids]

I had to memorize the Gettysburg Address... and let me tell you it was hard! If I told you in this response you will never see the end of it. :) I'm soooo excited to see Abraham in heaven! I am christian. Did you know that the only book he owned when he was a child was the Bible?! He read it at any chance he got. Amazing!

[jeAbemansfield]

@2spiritfulkids It would be interesting in heaven to have (for lack of a better term) a replay room where we would be able to replay Lincoln's life and watch what actually happened and what he did and to know his real motives, etc. We, hopefully, would be able to see how the Almighty had his hand in the events of the time also. And then those of us who present Lincoln could see how close, or far, we were from understanding the man and the time.

[crogsvien]

Abraham Lincoln was a british immigrant, why do they give him an american accent when he speaks.

[HenrySelby123]

@crogsvien he was born in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky.

[pageplant7t7]

@crogsvien Where do you get your facts from, a cereal box?

[PricelessMrPrice27]

I heard that Lincoln was very still during his orations... and slower. Still, I admire your interpretation and commend you for a memorable reenactment. Surely your audience, both in person and virtual, will remember it for years to come.

[MrDanoconnor]

Superb Abe would Be Proud

[jeAbemansfield]

@MrDanoconnor Thank you. This address takes on more meaning each time I am priviledged to give it. =):]

[MrDanoconnor]

@jeAbemansfield My only final word of advice, if I may, is, Don't Change a thing. If It's NOT Broken Don't Fix It,

[stephen1340c]

@MrDanoconnor I agree. Thanks to this interpretation, I now have a renewed appreciation for the significance of the American Civil War, the Reconstruction, etc. 

[academysounds]

The bible commanded not to pollute the land with bloodshed. Heavy karma America.

[jeAbemansfield]

@academysounds As was said 3,000 years ago, so still it must be said, the judgements of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.  From Lincoln's second inaugural address.

[IrishmanNH]

@academysounds But the Bible also says there is a time and season for everything, So fighting to keep the American dream alive is worth all the Karma if you ask me,

[jeAbemansfield]

Being 203 years old does not feel as old as I thought it might. Thanks.

[UncleMikeNJ]

Happy Birthday, Mr. President.

[doctorseaweed2]

John Wilkes Booth disliked this

[ShawDAMAN]

It seemed quite sincere to me and in fact excellently delivered. Well done sir and the resemblance to Lincoln is quite good too, hehe.

[gratedrawur]

lincoln was a tyrant

[stephen1340c]

@gratedrawur And the slaveowners weren't?

[miztem]

Excellent interpretation! Thank you! (shared)

[MrDaeth666]

the guy was rushing through the speech he was not giving it his all the Gettysburg Address should be said somewhat slowly and with much more spirit and will make the experience for visitors much more inspired and interested no offense but this guy was a desgrace compared to the speech I heard when I visited Gettysburg. Just speaking the ttuth here

[DiamondDJandSound]

Wonderful job, Sir. I will share this.

[SuperWing0]

great epic

[MrMaxwellnith]

Thank you Mr. President, Sir. Hand Salute!!!

[SlaytanicBrad]

Oh and one more thing. Thank you for being a living record of this part of history. You help people learn and experience history rather than just read about it. You make it more enjoyable. I hope you still do this when you can and if so, you should post a new video if you wouldn't mind.

[SlaytanicBrad]

I would imagine, though I could be wrong beings how I wasn't even thought of during Abraham's time, that he would have spoken slower and more sincerely. This was current in his time and a VERY serious matter. Think of 9/11 and the victims and maybe you can better relate to the sadness/strong will of the situation. Lincoln was sad that people died, but the difference was they did it for a better America in his opinion. Still a great reenactment and much better than I could do. Thank you.

[jeAbemansfield]

@SlaytanicBrad I agree with your thinking and understanding of Mr. Lincoln and the times and hope I am doing a better job of protraying that now. This video was not a plannd or rehearsed. But even now I have trouble slowing down as much as I probably should. Thanks for your feedback. =):]

[SlaytanicBrad]

@jeAbemansfield I honestly don't think you can do much better after all there was only one Honest Abe. Do you think you could possibly upload a more recent video of your portrayal of Mr. Lincoln? I know I had asked previously but I'd like to see it. You never know...it could end up being a Youtube sensation.

[jeAbemansfield]

@SlaytanicBrad Thanks for the encouragement. "Old Abe" does not move fast on things like this. I have been thinking about it for a while so maybe your prodding will spur me on to get this done. Youtube sensation? Most likely, not. But thanks anyway.

[cnseanm4]

that was good

[MrYankeesfan21320]

this is great

[MrYankeesfan21320]

this is boring

[livegametap]

skip to 2:05 if you want to get to where it starts

[gilbertgorilla2]

wonderful job Mr Mansfield......if you are still doing Lincoln representations....contact me at .....gg1527gg2 @yahoo.com.....thanks......Gar­y

[TheJDeaux]

Well done, Sir. Thank you for keeping history alive. I wish I had been there.

[pt45g46]

Very, very well done Mr. Mansfield.  Thank you for your presentation.

[sonyarenee10]

FYI, Spaymie, Abe Lincoln was 6' 4". John is 6' 7"...Lincoln was shorter....

[JRobbySh]

With a slightly higher pitch and more projection, it would sound very much what Mr.Lincon's audience heard that day.

[jessicavelero]

R.I.P.  Abraham Lincoln

[Spaymie]

I think Abraham Lincoln was taller, btw, Good Job, Abe

=)

[jfiIes0000000]

Great video! I feel that you kinda raced through the speech.Lincoln spoke more slowly and deliberately. He had also a slightly high pitched voice.The weird thing about the address was that it was only later that people realized the momentous importance of what Lincoln had said and the eloquence with which he had said it.The man who spoke before Lincoln was one of the first to grasp the magnitude of the speech. He said that Lincoln had said in 2 minutes what he had struggled to say in 2 hours.

[starfleetofficer1]

Wow, this totally rules! This is how I imagine Lincoln to have sounded and looked. I wrote a poem about the Gettysburg Address and it's on my channel--I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on it.

There's a direct translation of the Gettysburg Address to every generation of Americans that ever were and ever will be--the Americans who came before us, military and civilian, have consecrated this hallowed ground and it is our duty to dedicate our lives that this nation might live.

[DAlessimo]

I was mesmerized by this video. I can only imagine the greatness of this man and the speech as witnessed by the people at that time. I actually felt I was there. I wanted to express my appreciation for this video. Excellent work!  Thank you.

[ristin59]

Thank you sir for doing the speech and putting on video.

It continues to amaze me when I hear the writing and speeches of Abraham Lincoln, how well spoken man he was and that these words still remain for us to continue to reflect on. A great man and a tragic loss for our country and the world.

[poetryanimations]

Superb WOW That is Lincoln in the flesh Fantastic stuff.

Thankyou 5 stars and into my favourites

Kind Regards

Jim Clark

[jeAbemansfield]

You are probably right that Lincoln spoke more slowly, I need to work on that. Thanks, John

[herman1850]

Keep up the good work. It's nice to see such enthusiast Lincoln fans/presenters out there.

[herman1850]

Of course it is his own rendition of Lincoln, but it is reasonable to suggest that Lincoln himself spoke slowly (unlike John in this video).

[HighlightsMediaLLC]

I wonder what it must have been like to actually see Abraham Lincoln provide the Gettysburg Address. While we will never know, its great to have folks like John Mansfield "bring it home" to folks who need to remember what happened back then.

[elviswilson]

John is awesome!