History of the United States I / Unit 15 USH1 2151 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Gettysburg Address
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The idea
David Wills, a Gettysburg attorney, campaigned for a national cemetery at the battlefield, and Lincoln spoke briefly at its dedication after a two-hour featured speech.
In practice
Lincoln finishing the address as a guest at Wills's house the day before.
Where people slip
He dedicated the nation to a new birth of freedom, and to government of the people, by the people, for the people.
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