Lincoln gives recognition to all of the men who died in creating the country as it was at that time. The country had been created "four score and seven years ago" which is 87 years ago. Disputes over slavery, tariffs, and the economy had caused the United States to become ensnared in a civil war with the North fighting against the South. Sectionalism was dramatically increased, and Lincoln said that the heroes who died in these wars would be remembered far more than his address would.
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