In Lincoln's view, a union victory and the change of lifestyle in US would mean that the sacrifice has not gone in vain.
Explanation:
For Lincoln, those who died in Gettysburg died for a new and more free US.
This is as such, the reason that they must achieve those ideals and work towards achieving those ideals even harder.
Not only is it important to win the war for the union and keep US united and free the slaves, It is also about living a life more equal
He knew that this would have re defined the nation as a whole and he wanted to ascertain that would in fact happen,
