Why did Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address?

Answer 1

The Battle of Gettysburg, although a Union victory, cost the Army of the Potomac some 23,000 lives. It was such a large loss of lives (for both sides) that Lincoln was asked to come to say a "few words" at the dedication of a battlefield cemetery. Lincoln took the opportunity to encourage the people of the North to continue the struggle to save the Union. The brief inspirational speech became widely known and succeeded in reinforcing the morale of the North.

Answer 2

President Lincoln wrote the Getty's Burg address for all the men that risked their lives and died in the Battle of Gettysburg. He wrote it on an envelope. The speech was a little over two minutes.

Answer 3

On November 2, 1863, several months after the Battle of Gettysburg David Wills invited President Lincoln to make a 'few appropriate remarks' at the consecration of a cemetery for the union solders. Lincoln accepted the invitation, probably viewing it as an appropriate time to honor those who gave their lives in the Civil War. He may also have seen the dedication as an opportunity to reveal his evolving thinking about the war, not only as a fight to save the union, but to also to establish freedom and equality for all under the law.

Answer 4

Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address to make a memory of so far the battle with the most casualties. In the battle of Gettysburg there were about 51,000 casualties. That means killed, hurt, missing or captured.

Answer 5

It was a speech delivered on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, for the soldiers who had died in the Gettysburg Battle, the previous July.

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Answer 7

Yes, he delivered it on November 19, 1863.

Answer 8

Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address at the dedication ceremony for the cemetery.think of at least three other dedications in history