First address after the start of the Civil War
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:addressed |
The threat to the Union
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gptkbp:audience |
gptkb:United_States_Congress
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gptkbp:broadcasts |
Telegraph
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gptkbp:calls_for |
National sacrifice
75,000 volunteers |
gptkbp:context |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:date |
April 15, 1861
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gptkbp:delivers |
gptkb:The_Capitol_building
A national crisis |
gptkbp:emphasizes |
The seriousness of the conflict
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gptkbp:established |
The Union's resolve
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gptkbp:followed_by |
Subsequent addresses during the Civil War
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gptkbp:highlights |
The need for national unity
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gptkbp:historical_documentation |
In American political history
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gptkbp:historical_impact |
Set the tone for Lincoln's presidency
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First address after the start of the Civil War
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gptkbp:included |
Appeals to patriotism
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gptkbp:influenced |
Future military strategies
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gptkbp:is_a_moment_of |
National unity
In American history |
gptkbp:is_mentioned_in |
gptkb:The_Constitution
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gptkbp:is_recognized_by |
The secession of Southern states
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gptkbp:is_reflected_in |
The political climate of the time
Lincoln's leadership style |
gptkbp:is_significant_for |
Rallying Northern support
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gptkbp:led_to |
Increased enlistment in the military
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gptkbp:length |
Approximately 1,000 words
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:notable_event |
In the lead-up to the Civil War
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gptkbp:precedent |
For future presidential addresses during crises
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gptkbp:published_by |
In newspapers across the country
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gptkbp:purpose |
To call for troops
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gptkbp:received |
With mixed reactions
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gptkbp:responds_to |
Support from the Northern states
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gptkbp:sentence |
The Union's commitment to preserve itself
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gptkbp:significance |
Mobilization of the Union forces
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gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to |
Lincoln's later speeches
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gptkbp:was_a_rallying_cry_for |
Union supporters
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gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
gptkb:Fort_Sumter_attack
The growing conflict between North and South |
gptkbp:was_characterized_by |
A call to action
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gptkbp:was_followed_by |
gptkb:The_First_Battle_of_Bull_Run
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gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
Advisors and military leaders
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gptkbp:was_part_of |
Lincoln's early presidency
Lincoln's war strategy |
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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