Original: It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers ' National Cemetery in Gettysburg , Pennsylvania , on the afternoon of Thursday , November 19 , 1863 , during the American Civil War , four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg .
Simplified: It was delivered at the Soldiers ' National Cemetery in Gettysburg , Pennsylvania , on November 19 , 1863 , during the American Civil War , about four months after the North defeated the South at the Battle of Gettysburg .