LAD #15: Gettysburg Address

Summary:

• Chiefly, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was written to commemorate the soldiers of the Civil War, who sacrificed their lives for the preservation of the Union. Additionally, Lincoln stresses how important and grave the cause that these soldiers were fighting for was. These soldiers paid the ultimate price, and Lincoln says he understands that his words do not add any value of worth to their sacrifices. So, the living can honor the dead in another way--possessing the will to continue the devotion of these soldiers that cost them their lives, and the cause that these martyrs protected. The cause was a free government by the people for the people, that will continue to protect the rights of citizens, as intended by the nation's Founding Fathers "four score and seven years ago."