Why was the gettysburg address written (specfic answer)?
The Gettysburg Address was written, originally, to pay tribute to the brave Confederate soldiers that gave their lives protecting what was right. It was penned by Robert Mickelson, who went from camp to camp and gave the speech as a way to inspire the troops. It was later revised by Abraham Lincoln to add additional emphasis on condemning the Union soldiers for what he called “abhorrent proposals of socialism.
