What did Lincoln's address speech mean

The Gettysburg Address is a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln at the November 19, 1863, dedication of Soldier's National Cemetery, a cemetery for Union soldiers killed at the Battle Of Gettysburg during the American Civil War ... Everett spoke for two hours, from memory, before Lincoln took the podium.

In an interpretation that was radical at the time-but is now taken for granted-Lincoln's historic address redefined the Civil War as a struggle not just for the Union, but also for the principle of human equality.