What Does Lincoln Mean When He Says But In A Larger Sense We Cannot Dedicate We Cannot Consecrate We Cannot Hallow This Ground?

What Does Lincoln Mean When He Says But In A Larger Sense We Cannot Dedicate We Cannot Consecrate We Cannot Hallow This Ground? Lincoln is saying that the ground cannot be declared holy, because: Lincoln means that the extreme sacrifice the men who had fought and died on that battlefield have made was in itself