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Who? Abraham Lincoln, written for those soldiers who fought in Gettysburg What? A speech that recognized those who fell in battle When? November 19, 1963 Where? Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Why? It is important because Lincoln told the Union to not give up, and to continue fighting, and that they cannot give up, like the Copperheads. The war will not be fought in vain.
The crowd is there to remember and honor the efforts of those who died during the Battle of Gettysburg. To quote: "We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live."
Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address on the occasion of the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, honoring the dead Union Soldiers.Abraham Lincoln wrote and gave the Gettysburg Address, as a dedication to the 17 acres of land at Gettysburg, which was being dedicated as a national cemetery to those that died during the 3 day battle at Gettysburg, the prior July.
Answer President Lincoln spoke the Gettysburg Address on the occasion of the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg. In his short speech, he basically said that we could not dedicate this hollowed ground any more than those who died here.
Not all of them did, Gettysburg had the worst casualty figures of the war. Those that survived may have had better defensive positions, or were just plain lucky.
Who? Abraham Lincoln, written for those soldiers who fought in Gettysburg What? A speech that recognized those who fell in battle When? November 19, 1963 Where? Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Why? It is important because Lincoln told the Union to not give up, and to continue fighting, and that they cannot give up, like the Copperheads. The war will not be fought in vain.
It was delivered on the site of the battle, it addressed the concerns of those who fought the battle, and it was part of a dedication ceremony to form a cemetery for those who died in the battle.
The crowd is there to remember and honor the efforts of those who died during the Battle of Gettysburg. To quote: "We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live."
This sounds like a line from the Gettysburg Address if so he is dedicating the Gettysburg cemetery of all the fallen union dead. The entire line is important because he said, " we come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who gave their lives that a nation might live..BUT in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground."
The North (those againt slavery) were the Union throughout the Civil War, and including during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address on the occasion of the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, honoring the dead Union Soldiers.Abraham Lincoln wrote and gave the Gettysburg Address, as a dedication to the 17 acres of land at Gettysburg, which was being dedicated as a national cemetery to those that died during the 3 day battle at Gettysburg, the prior July.
Montague tells the gathered that his wife is dead for the frief over her sons exile killed her.
The preserved Battlefield Park of today includes most of the land the battle was fought on, on the second and third days. There is a bit of land not included in the Park that was also occupied by one or the other of the armies and some was fought over on those second and third days. The Park is directly next to the Town of Gettysburg on its south side. The fighting on the first day was mostly northwest of Town. Less of this is preserved. There is also a portion of the Park about three miles east of Town, not connected physically to the rest of the Park, called "East Cavalry Field, where there was an important cavalry fight.
in one of it frequently quoted lines, Licoln referenced the Declaration of Independence and its ideals of liberty, equality, and democracy. He reminded listeners that the war was being fought for those reasons
Answer President Lincoln spoke the Gettysburg Address on the occasion of the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg. In his short speech, he basically said that we could not dedicate this hollowed ground any more than those who died here.
Not all of them did, Gettysburg had the worst casualty figures of the war. Those that survived may have had better defensive positions, or were just plain lucky.
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