Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and
dedicated to the proposition that all men are created
equal.
We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We
have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final
resting place for those who here gave their lives that that
nation might live.
- The Gettysburg Address,
Abraham Lincoln,
November 19, 1863
The source was created by a US president
It is a speech that was given after
✓ a battle was fought
The author's purpose includes encouraging citizens to
✓ support the war
The author's point of view is that those who lost their
lives in the Civil War V made a worthy sacrifice v
.