Some people did not think Gettysburg Address was a masterpiece; however, the amount of people who did agreed that was masterpiece could prove for it. Indeed, The Gettysburg address was intended as a major statement. The Battle of Gettysburg had taken place in rural Pennsylvania for the first three days of July in 1863. Thousands of men, both Union and Confederate, had been killed. Moreover, the magnitude of the battle stunned the nation. As the summer of 1863 turned into fall, the Civil War entered a fairly slow period with no major battles being fought. At that time, Lincoln very concerned that the nation was growing weary of a long and very costly war. Moreover Lincoln was thinking of making a public statement affirming the country’s need
