Was the Gettysburg address wrote for the Battle of Gettysburg?

Answer 1

The US people whose morale was drained to the point of letting the CSA have independence and the dead solders of the battle

Answer 2

Since it was Abraham Lincoln who wrote and delivered the address, one could say he wrote it for the union soldiers who fought and died at the Battle of Gettysburg, the people of the United States, the slaves, and to appeal to the Confederacy to re-think their rebellion.

Answer 3

Delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, the famous 'Gettysburg Address' was intended for the audience of politicians, administrators, military officials, notable citizens, ordinary citizens, and members of the press who had gathered for the ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The ceremony itself was a dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in which so many of those recently fallen in the local battle had been buried.

Answer 4

Several thousand people attended the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863. Dignitaries in attendance included Andrew Curtin, the governor of Pennsylvania, several members of the Cabinet, and David Wills, the local Gettysburg Attorney who generated the concept of the Cemetery. The Principle oration was made by perhaps the most famous speaker of the era, Edward Everett. He spoke for more than two hours. Lincoln was invited to say a few words of dedication to make it official that the cemetery was to be a National Cemetery. After two hours of Edward Everett, Lincoln's ten sentences did not register well with the audience. One thing that might have made a difference would be that, as reported by his personal secretaries, he grew ill on the train from Washington to Gettysburg, and became more sick the day of the dedication. Eventually he was treated for what is thought to have been a case of smallpox. His speech was reported with mixed results in the Northern newspapers. But the day after he delivered it, Edward Everett wrote to him saying, "I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes."

The Gettysburg Address is perhaps the most eloquent speech in American history, and its brevity belies the weight of its meaning. Readers must note that even in the middle year of the Civil War, Lincoln made no reference to either side, yet talked about a restart of the nation. He was of a single mind to see the nation reunited. As such, his words were aimed not just at the attendees, but at every citizen, not just of the North, but also the South.

Answer 5

A speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln at a dedication ceremony on November 19, 1863, four months after the Battle of Gettysburg, for the Soldiers' National Cemetery at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. He defined American democracy, sanctified the war for the Union, and described America as "a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

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Answer 6

The Gettysburg Address was a dedication of the cemetery of the men who died in the battle. The people attending would have been families, newspaper reporters, and members of congress as well as local representatives.

Answer 7

The Gettysburg address was written and read as part of the dedication of the military cemetary created at Gettysburg in November of 1863, some 5 months after the Battle.