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The Success Of The Gettysburg Address

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Abraham Lincoln was a great influence not only to this country, but also to other political leaders. He showed a great example of how just a few words can change so much about the U.S and how the people of the U.S live. He had many successes in his presidential years; one of his great successes was the emancipation proclamation, this document effected how the people of the U.S treated African Americans as well as give them right to own land and vote. He also wrote and delivered the Gettysburg Address, this speech gave people much to think about. The Gettysburg Address also gave many ideas that they soon put into perspective.
The speech, Gettysburg Address, was written in Gettysburg Pennsylvania after the Gettysburg battle. According to Civil War Can Trust, this battle was between the union led by George G. Meade and the confederates led by Robert E. Lee. The union had 93,921 men and the confederates had 71,699; from those there were 51,112 casualties from both sides of the battle field. It was after the war that president Lincoln went to Pennsylvania to deliver his, now famous, speech the Gettysburg Address along with other political leaders.
The Gettysburg Address was written by the 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. This speech was written for the public, the speech explains how all men should be equal and how those who serve our country should not be held as slaves. Abraham Lincoln, the writer of the Gettysburg Address, grew up in Kentucky where there was no education or

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