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Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address dedicated the first national cemetery to honor those who had fallen in war.
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.
Gettysburg address
Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address at the ceremony to dedicate the military cemetery there.
The speech you ask about is the Gettysburg Address. When Lincoln gave it the press was not impressed, but the 265 word speech is one of the greatest speeches ever given by a president.
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.
The Gettysburg Address - written in a hurry, and considered inadequate by Lincoln himself.
The point of the Gettysburg address was to honor the soldiers fighting there and to encourage them too!!
* The Gettysburg address was given on the occasion of the dedication of the new National Cemetery at Gettysburg, PA., because the main speaker invited Mr. Lincoln to "say a few words." * It was given on top of a hill in Gettysburg, PA in the cemetery where people had died from the war. * The speech told people why there was a war, which was for freedom, and Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most known speeches.
Gettysburg
When President Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address in 1863, he made several important points. Firstly he wanted to honor the soldiers from both sides that fought and died in that great battle. He also tackled the situation of the South's rebellion. He stressed that in 1776, that a new nation was created and its continued existence was a test to make sure that all the promises of a free democratic republic were sustained.