On November 19, 1863 at the Gettysburg battlefield, president Abraham Lincoln gave a concise speech that would leave a long-lasting impression on the many Americans that lived during the Civil War period. From July 1 to July 3, an estimated 7,500 American soldiers died in the Battle of Gettysburg. Residents of Gettysburg first had the idea of creating a National Cemetery and holding a ceremony in honor of both the soldiers of the Union army, and those of the Confederacy that died on the battlefield. A man of opulence and leading resident of the ceremony named David Wills wrote a letter to Lincoln inviting him to participate in the event. President Lincoln willingly accepted even though he had only a short amount of time to prepare. Although the North and South were at odds with each other during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln creates unity among Americans by using many rhetorical strategies such as parallelism, juxtaposition, repetition, and strong diction in his speech full of reverence and dedication to the brave soldiers that perished in the Battle of Gettysburg.…