Preserving a Nation

There are many ways that a military or political force cand preserve a nation. Abraham Lincoln stated the Gettysburg Address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. He basically said that the greates thing you can do for you're country is die for it. Abraham Licoln wasn't referring to his soldiers or the confederates. He was just referring to Americans or Soldiers in general. This address was a ceremonial service for the soldiers that died during the Gettysburg battle.



Afrter the war was over, the resconstruction started. The South and the north worked very hard to build their nation back up and work out their problems. People from the North came down to help the south, and people from the south came up to help the north. They worked together as a nation. Both military and political played a part in this also. The politcal part of this is, our leaders have to make the right choices, and the military just have to defend us.