In his conclusion, lincoln tries to explain once again why the civil war is important to the nation and what the union is fighting to protect. in lincoln’s view, what result would mean that the dead at gettysburg did not die in vain? a) the civil war ending with no winner b) a union victory in the civil war c) peace, but with a confederate victory

The correct answer is B) A Union victory in the Civil War.

Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address was a short speech at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. His goal in this speech was to remind citizens what the Union is fighting for and how only a Union victory will result in these men not dying in vain. These Union soldiers who gave their lives for the preservation of the Union and to live in a country in which all men are free is one that Lincoln felt very passionate about at the time of his address.