Write two or three sentences exploring why Lincoln was giving the Gettysburg address. Cite textual evidence to support your answer.
this is for the Gettysburg Address, a very short read.
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Answer:

Lincoln's message in his Gettysburg Address was that the living can honor the wartime dead not with a speech, but rather by continuing to fight for the ideas they gave their lives for.

Explanation:

Lincoln was giving the Gettysburg address to dedicate a National Military Cemetry to the Union Soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the Battle of Gettysburg.

Gettysburg address, 1863

The Gettysburg address was given by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, in which he gave a very short speech of around 263 words, where he brilliantly and movingly reminded public why the Union had to fight the Civil War and  the sacrifice of soldiers was for the great cause.

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