The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address was a speech given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863. This was about 4 months after The Battle of Gettysburg. The Gettysburg Address was a two minute, 272-word long speech dedicating the land that The Battle of Gettysburg was fought on to all the soldiers that fought for the Union. Lincoln said the Union from 1776 was going to last but it was going to take more time and effort than he thought from the beginning. Lincoln had wanted to give this speech since the end of the Battle Of Gettysburg and he told his senate. He asked his senate if they had any suggestions. One person had one. His suggestion was that Lincoln waited to give the speech until the Union won a battle because if he gave the speech right after a loss, it might look like the Union was surrendering, which they weren't. In fact, they were going to an opposite of that, they were claiming their mark and saying that this calls for war. The Gettysburg Address was a major turning point for all the Union soldiers and family. It inspired everyone to keep trying because this was worth fighting for, freedom.