Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered one of the most famous speeches in American history: the Gettysburg Address. In this brief but powerful address, Lincoln honored the fallen soldiers of the Civil War and redefined the purpose of the war as a struggle for freedom and equality. He declared that the nation must “highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain” and that the nation must “dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.” Lincoln’s words have become a cornerstone of American history and a reminder of the nation’s commitment to freedom and justice.
By Abraham Lincoln · First published 1863 · Genre: Historical Non-Fiction, Speeches, Biography · 278 words
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November 19, 1863.
The battlefield near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war. testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated. can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war.
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- Work type: Speech
- Author: Abraham Lincoln
- Date: 1863 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Non-Fiction, Speeches, Biography, Political Writing
- Length: 278 words
- Structure: 1 section, 15 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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- Historical Non-Fiction — The book is a collection of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, which is a historical speech given in 1863 during the American Civil War.
- Speeches — The book is a collection of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, which is a speech given in 1863 during the American Civil War.
- Biography — The book is a collection of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, which was written by him and is a reflection of his life and beliefs.
- Political Writing — The book is a collection of Abraham Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, which is a political speech given in 1863 during the American Civil War.
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Gettysburg · speech · American history · Civil War · democracy · freedom · equality · nation · unity · sacrifice · memorial · political rhetoric