Sacrifice In The Gettysburg Address

President Abraham Lincoln delivers a speech at the dedication of the National Cemetery of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania on November 19, 1863. Pennsylvania was the site where the brutal battles of the Civil War were taken place. He was dedicated to the proposition that all men were created equally and soldiers that died for that cause should obviously continue to fight. The sacrifices that were made during the Civil War were the beginning of a new freedom to the land, preservation of the Union, which was created in 1776 and self-government for the most part. However, the boasting of the Union created in 1776 was tested to see if the Union would survive or if it would “perish from the earth” (Lincoln 3). The soldiers that died during the Battle
of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania had fallen for our freedom and a new nation. Also, President Abraham Lincoln in his speech “The Gettysburg Address” stated that “…under God, shall have a new birth of freedom— and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth” (para 3), this was the “great task” (Lincoln 3) that the people have to have confrontation with. Lincoln himself, referred to the United States as a democracy which is a government of the people and by the same people. In addition, he expresses that not the Constitution, but the Declaration of Independence was the founding fathers stepping stone to a new nation.
Lincoln’s address pointed out that the Civil War has been a struggle not just for the Union of 1776, but also for the fact that human equality is a must in the United States.
The founding fathers wanted human equality, they had the mindset of if the soldiers fight then we are too. We all can fight for our country in an honorable way and let patriotism be the biggest part in our heart. Patriotism to this country ties in with honor, because love for the United States is showing that this country will strive to be better and better. However, honoring the United States for what they have accomplished is showing much more love for the country. The people can always try and let this roll off of their shoulders, but wistfully what was done on the battlefield will never be forgotten, our soldiers fallen to save this land. Nevertheless, Lincoln asserted “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here” (para 3). United States believing to become a better and stronger nation is the attitude that should be expressed, although minor setbacks occurred, the United States prepared for a major comeback. Our soldiers died for the noble cause of if the Union would survive, or if it would “perish from the earth” (Lincoln 3). The people should be protected and they should be equal in each and every way. The world will never cease to remember what happened in the Battle of Gettysburg, which was the bloodiest and decisive battle of the
Civil War on the site in Pennsylvania.