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Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words that Remade America Summary & Study Guide Description
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This book is about one speech given at one place on one occasion, that is — President Abraham Lincoln's famous speech at the dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Lincoln spoke at a ceremony held November 19,1863, about four months after the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War. General Robert E. Lee had tried to invade the north with his Confederate Army of about 75,000. They were met by the Union Army of 97,000 led by General George S. Meade at Gettysburg. After three terrible days of fighting, July 1-3,1863, over 40,000 lay dead. Lee retreated into Virginia, and Meade was faulted for not pursuing him. Nevertheless, Lee never again tried a full-force invasion which, changed the course of the war.
Lincoln's job was to find meaning in this terrible tragedy, and to justify the continuation of the slaughter that...
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