Question

Why, according to lincoln, couldn't the gatherers at the battlefield at gettysburg consecrate… (and) hallow this ground?

Answer 1

The ground had already been hallowed by the sacrifice of the dead.

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Answer 2

Lincoln argues that the actions of the men who died at Gettysburg have already consecrated the ground and their actions will be remembered by history far better than the words of a man after the battle.