Many say that the turning point of the war was the Battle of Gettysburg. Almost six thousand men lost their lives, and more than four times as many were wounded. The dedication ceremony was held at Cemetery Hill in Gettysburg, which had been, only months before, a bloodstained battlefield.

Many heavy hearts must have trudged up the hill that day. Would all their hopes and dreams for the war end in a cemetery? Had the brave soldiers fought in vain? They had gained a victory, but were all the sacred lives worth the price?

While these and other thoughts must have run thro

Many children have memorized the Gettysburg Address and have studied President Lincoln. They have the address recorded in their minds, but have they written it on their hearts? President Lincoln did not just want America to survive, but to thrive as a land of freedom under God. We as Americans must never forget how a speech made years ago still so prominently applies to us today.

ugh the minds of the Americans present, Edward Everett spoke, and after a long speech, it was President Abraham Lincoln's turn to try to console the crowd and dedicate the field.

I can refuse to discriminate, refuse to be discriminated against, and I can refuse to forget the cost of America's freedom. I can fight for religious freedom by respecting other beliefs while standing firm by my own. I will face Lincoln's challenge in the future by exer

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