Lincoln reminds his listeners that , as that is the place where the Battle of Gettysburg took place and thousands of soldiers died, that place will be a spot on the map. This spot will always remind the Americans that that was the birth of freedom. This is clearly seen through these words:" We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.."
remote means having very little connection with or relationship to. so the thing is remote meaning its never had any actual connection to anything making it fearful.
