What was the Gettysburg address and why was it important to the civil war?

Answer 1

Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address to dedicate the military cemetery there. He used it as an opportunity to reinvigorate the flagging support of the civilian population who was growing tired of the war.

Answer 2

The Gettysburg Address did not have a large impact on the Civil War. It was an important speech, concise, to the point. Some listeners including reporters from the Chicago Times newspaper felt the speech was lousy and pointless; they said that every American should tingle with shame after that speech. Other major papers were kinder. The audience stood in silence for the short speech and most were not ready for it to end so abruptly in just two minutes. There was a ripple of polite applause. No large war decisions were made based on the speech. No armies scored impressive wins immediately upon hearing it.

Answer 3

The Gettysburg Address was such a powerful speech that it convinced the Northern people to continue the war so that the lives lost at the Battle of Gettysberg would not be in vain.

Answer 4

The historians and modern political theorists often use this address to explain how the American government should to work.