LAD #15 Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Summary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address:

Lincoln addressed the nation about the civil war with the famous Gettysburg Address. He begins with "fourscore and seven years ago" and goes on to thank the soldiers who had died. He honors them and expresses his respect for the men who lost their lives fighting to preserve the country. He explains that his address alone will never be enough to show how thankful the citizens truly are. This ties into his next point which was that those who are living need to be more dedicated than ever before. They must do all it takes to preserve the union so that those who died did not do it in vain. He concludes by reminding the people that the government was created by the people, for the people and it will continue its duty of protecting the rights of the citizens.