The battle of Gettysburg lasted from July 1- July 3 1863. On July 1, 1863 General Lee’s objective was to attack the Union army and destroy it as well as to gather some much needed materials that his forces were short on. In the first encounter between the two forces in Gettysburg, the Confederate forces succeeded in driving the Union army “back to Cemetery Hill... located …show more content…
This speech was a form of demonstration of human equality and it included in all the sacrifices of the Civil War. Lincoln saw this as an opportunity to speak and talk about the importance of the war. Lincoln addressed the nation as a whole with the purpose of capturing the attention of all Americans, as he shared his perspective upon the idea that all men are created equal. Although the crowd’s initial reaction was silence, it was then accepted and received great applause. The address served to change people's perspectives, and like all changes there were some who accepted this new idea to move forward, but as expected many others were unsatisfied. As the “Republican journalists praised[ed] the speech as a heartfelt, classic piece of oratory[,] the Democratic ones {found it] deriding it as inadequate and inappropriate for the momentous occasion” (“The Gettysburg