(A) “Now we are engaged in a great civil war”
(B) ** “We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place”
(C) “testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure”
(D) “We are met on a great battle-field of that war.”
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The main purpose of the Gettysburg Address at the time it was given was to commemorate a new National Cemetery at Gettysburg. It also gave Lincoln’s purpose for pushing on to win the Civil War-the abolition of slavery and the reunification of the Union.
Concept note-2: -The stated purpose of Lincoln’s speech was to dedicate a plot of land that would become Soldier’s National Cemetery. However, Lincoln realized that he also had to inspire the people to continue the fight.
Concept note-3: -"Proposition” means a “statement of an opinion".