It is said that Lincoln's invitation to speak was almost an afterthought. His short speech was long remembered , eloquent in its' delivery, memorializing the sacrifice made on that battlefield by so many in order that the Union would endure. The battle there was the turning point of the Civil War.
Lincoln's address was at the dedication of the Gettsysburg Cemetery.
He was dedicating the Gettysburg cemetery and his speech laid out his thinking about the need for unification of the states.
The immediate purpose was to dedicate the military cemetery at Gettysburg in honor of the sacrifice made by those who died defending the Union. The ultimate purpose was to inspire a war-weary civilian population who was losing its resolve to "stay the course" and not give in to pressure to bring about a negotiated peace settlement that would end the war by allowing secession.
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln declared that the purpose of the Civil War was to... *
there was no purpose. gosh
Lincoln's address was at the dedication of the Gettsysburg Cemetery.
The purpose of the meeting at Gettysburg was to dedicate the new National Cemetery.
He was dedicating the Gettysburg cemetery and his speech laid out his thinking about the need for unification of the states.
to persuade the audience to fight for government of the people.
to persuade the audience to fight for government of the people.
in the Gettysburg Address, saving the union is the purpose of the war
to persuade the audience to fight for government of the people
To commemorate the deaths of thousands of soldiers.
The immediate purpose was to dedicate the military cemetery at Gettysburg in honor of the sacrifice made by those who died defending the Union. The ultimate purpose was to inspire a war-weary civilian population who was losing its resolve to "stay the course" and not give in to pressure to bring about a negotiated peace settlement that would end the war by allowing secession.
The purpose of the Gettysburg Address was to rejuvinate the morale of the war-weary civilians in the North, "a new birth of freedom." The purpose of the 2nd Inaugural was to assure the South that it would make a soft transition back into the Union, "With malice toward none, with charity to all."
The immediate purpose was to dedicate the military cemetery at Gettysburg in honor of the sacrifice made by those who died defending the Union. The ultimate purpose was to inspire a war-weary civilian population who was losing its resolve to "stay the course" and not give in to pressure to bring about a negotiated peace settlement that would end the war by allowing secession.
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln declared that the purpose of the Civil War was to... *