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The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln , one of the best-known in American history .. U.S. President. President of the United States. Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln. American history. history of the United States. It was delivered by Lincoln during the American Civil War , on the afternoon of Thursday , November 19 , 1863 , at the dedication of the Soldiers ' National Cemetery in Gettysburg , Pennsylvania , four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg .. American Civil War. American Civil War. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Confederacy. Confederate States of America. Battle of Gettysburg. Battle of Gettysburg. the Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Civil War. American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln 's carefully crafted address , secondary to other presentations that day , was one of the greatest and most influential statements of national purpose .. Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln. In just over two minutes , Lincoln reiterated the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and proclaimed the Civil War as a struggle for the preservation of the Union sundered by the secession crisis , with `` a new birth of freedom '' that would bring true equality to all of its citizens .. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Declaration of Independence. Declaration of Independence ( United States ). secession crisis. Secession in the United States#Confederate States of America. freedom. Freedom ( political ). the Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Civil War. American Civil War. Lincoln also redefined the Civil War as a struggle not just for the Union , but also for the principle of human equality .. Union. Union ( American Civil War ). the Union. Union ( American Civil War ). Civil War. American Civil War. Beginning with the now-iconic phrase `` Four score and seven years ago '' -- referring to the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776 -- Lincoln examined the founding principles of the United States as stated in the Declaration of Independence .. Declaration of Independence. Declaration of Independence ( United States ). score. 20 ( number ). United States Declaration of Independence. United States Declaration of Independence. In the context of the Civil War , Lincoln also memorialized the sacrifices of those who gave their lives at Gettysburg and extolled virtues for the listeners -LRB- and the nation -RRB- to ensure the survival of America 's representative democracy  : that `` government of the people , by the people , for the people , shall not perish from the earth . ''. Civil War. American Civil War. Despite the speech 's prominent place in the history and popular culture of the United States , the exact wording and location of the speech are disputed .. The five known manuscripts of the Gettysburg Address in Lincoln 's hand differ in a number of details , and also differ from contemporary newspaper reprints of the speech .. Modern scholarship locates the speakers ' platform 40 yards -LRB- or more -RRB- away from the Traditional Site within Soldiers ' National Cemetery at the Soldiers ' National Monument and entirely within private , adjacent Evergreen Cemetery .. Evergreen Cemetery. Evergreen Cemetery ( Adams County, Pennsylvania )