It is about the Civil War in North America. His speech was not only talking about the dead soldiers but also trying to stop slavery in North America.
He was in Ohio delivering a speech.
A speech given by our 16th president Abraham Lincoln during the civil was
First of all, its spelled Gettysburg, and its called the Gettysburg Address.
President Abraham Lincoln gave a number of well-known speeches. But perhaps you are thinking of the "Gettysburg Address," which he gave on November 19, 1863, at the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War.
This question may refer to the Gettysburg Address, if so, it came about because of the large battle of Gettysburg. After this major battle was over, Lincoln felt compelled to visit the site of the battlefield to pay honor to the brave soldiers who fought and died there. Lincoln's famous speech, the Gettysburg Address was a short but magnificent homage to the soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Abraham Lincoln was the President. The speech was his Gettysburg address.
To commemorate the deaths of thousands of soldiers.
It didn't come from a speech but the preamble of the constitution. It has been used in speeches through out our history. Lincoln used it in the Gettysburg address.
The Gettysburg Address was a speech by President Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for fallen soldiers. It was a short speech that many think is the best speech a US president has ever given. Lincoln's speech was highly metaphysical and gave honor to the soldiers who fought and died at the Battle of Gettysburg. Lincoln made it clear that there was much at stake for the United States and the government that had been created so long ago. Lincoln used "four score and seven years" to indicate he was not referring to the US Constitution but to the Declaration of Independence.
Abraham Lincoln was the President. The speech was his Gettysburg address.
The subject of the Gettysburg Address was that many men had given their lives already during the war and that the war must be won. The famous speech was given by President Lincoln.