The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Abraham Lincoln on Nov. nineteen, 1863, remains an inspiration to Americans 147 years later. The Gettysburg Address took place on the fields where the Battle of Gettysburg-the conflict historians think about the tipping point in the Civil War-was fought against. Just two minutes long, the Gettysburg Address was so effective that it resonates for Americans looking for an explanation of the basic beliefs on which the country was founded.
The Gettysburg Address from Lincoln
`The dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Penn., was where the Gettysburg Address had been distributed by Abraham Lincoln. At Gettysburg, the Union army defeated the Confederate army. Anti-war protests were going like crazy still as a result of all the carnage that happened. New York draft riots were going through and also the Democrats were hoping the confederacy would just get what it wanted and Lincoln would quit. Lincoln wanted to rally the nation in order to get things going. This is why the speech, famous for the line "Four score and seven years ago," was so important.
Gettysburg address had lines which were very famous
In order to show why Lincoln wanted the Civil War to swing his way, he honored the victims at the Battle of Gettysburg. The battlefield was dedicated as “as a final resting place for many who here gave their lives that the nation might live.” He then said, “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here.” Other unforgettable lines consist of his description of the soldier’s sacrifice as “the last full measure of devotion,” and the imperative that “these dead shall not have died in vain.”. The end of the speech said that the “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”
All about the Battle of Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863, 172,000 Union and confederate soldiers collided at Gettysburg, Penn. In the summer heat, the bodies of 8,000 men and 5,000 horses were rotting after the fight had been over. Nearly 50,000 Americans from both sides were wounded. In the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate general Robert E. Lee retreated with his decimated force back to Virginia with the Union army hot on his heels.
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Time
newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/19/seven-score-and-seven-years-ago-what-you-dont-know-about-the-gettysburg-address/
Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/artsandliving/civilwar/timeline.html
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg#Casualties
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