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Question: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address!?
What was Lincoln trying to say!?
What was the main idea of his speech!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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It's a short speech, and widely available on line!. It won't take you long to read!.

To understand the speech, it helps to understand the circumstances under which Lincoln delivered it!. The Civil War was still raging!. Thousands had died fighting at Gettysburg!. Part of the battlefield had been designated a cemetery for the fallen soldiers!. Lincoln spoke at a dedication ceremony for that graveyard!. He wanted to say something in honor of the dead, and he wanted to address living Americans with a message about the country's ideals and the reason the war was worth fighting!.Www@QuestionHome@Com