The main purpose of Abraham Lincoln's purpose for writing the Gettysburg Address was to dedicate a cemetery. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the first option President Lincoln delivered the 272 word Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg , Pennsylvania . " Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth , on this continent , a new nation , conceived in liberty , and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal .
