The dead. He was giving the Gettysburg Address when he said that in dedication to the fallen Union soldiers buried there.
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled on the battlefield.
Lincoln said that the dead soldiers had consecrated the ground and his mere words could do nothing to hallow it any more.
According to President Abraham Lincoln, men gave their lives at Gettysburg as a profound sacrifice for the principles of liberty and equality that the nation was founded upon. In his Gettysburg Address, he emphasized that their sacrifice was not in vain, as it underscored the importance of a unified nation dedicated to the ideals of democracy. Lincoln framed the battlefield as hallowed ground, where the commitment to freedom and the struggle for a new birth of freedom would continue to inspire future generations.
By occupying and holding the high ground, it gave the North command of the battlefield and put them in a superior defensive position. Lee would have to attack them.
I went to Gettysburg twice. You can walk around a lot of the perimeter. You can go on Little and Big Rock and go inside their caves. The main battlefield is massive and deep and you aren't allowed to go on it. You can stand on rocks and look at the battlefield. It is amazing, breathtaking and emotional. It is considered sacred ground. It's unbelievable standing where thousands of men died.
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled on the battlefield.
In the Our Father (prayer of the Christian Church). The sentence is: Hallowed be thy name.
On Hallowed Ground was created in 1996-10.
On Hallowed Ground has 192 pages.
Lincoln said that the dead soldiers had consecrated the ground and his mere words could do nothing to hallow it any more.
The travelers had to be careful as they crossed the hallowed ground of the graveyard.
Hallowed Ground - Skin Yard album - was created in 1988.
The cast of Hallowed Ground - 2010 includes: Elmer Gorham
It means something sacred or holy. Some churches are said to be built on hallowed ground. Some houses are said to be built on hallowed ground (in some cases a sacred burial ground).
Great Drives - 1996 Hallowed Ground was released on: USA: 6 September 2006
The web address of the Hallowed Ground Coalition For Historic Conservation is: www.gettysburgtrust.com
Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area was created in 2008.