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Why the Speech is Important - The importance of the Gettysburg Address is partly due to the broad way in which Lincoln addressed the situation. Learn about the Gettysburg Address importance.
Gettysburg was, by American Civil War standards, a massive battle. It's importance should not be downplayed. But it is also just a part of a larger mosaic of the war. There was great interest at the time in its outcome, but I doubt you'd find anyone in 1863 that would have called it a turning-point.