(A) ** He wanted to mark this area as a cemetery for the dead
(B) He wanted to make the that Union solider that have died were safe
(C) He wanted to make sure the Confederate never came back
(D) ** He wanted to commemorate the soldiers who have died on both sides.
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Concept note-1: -President Abraham Lincoln wrote and delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, to commemorate a new national cemetery at Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The Gettysburg Address’s significance is that it sought to give meaning to the sacrifice of soldiers who died during the war.
Concept note-2: -In its immediate context, the Gettysburg Address was meant to help dedicate the Cemetery at Gettysburg. More generally, Lincoln took up the question: what is the cause for which Union soldiers have fought and died at Gettysburg and throughout the Civil War?
Concept note-3: -6. Why did Lincoln connect the honoring of those who died at Gettysburg with the goal off continuing the war toward union victory? He wanted to see the nation survive. He did not want the loss of life to be in vain.
Concept note-4: -Gettysburg Address On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the close of ceremonies dedicating the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Honoring a request to offer a few remarks, Lincoln memorialized the Union dead and highlighted the redemptive power of their sacrifice.