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Yes, he did he summarized the cause for the war and noted all the suffering that had occured. He stated that those who have died shall not have done so in vain and that the country must be preserved. His words put in perspective what was at stake: "...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

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Yes, he added "under God" to the line "That this Nation, shall have a new birth of freedom

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