Home 2020 election results election info weblog forum wiki search email login site info store 1864 presidential general election results note. Will the election of 2020 be the most consequential since 1864. Historians commonly claim that 80 percent of union soldiers voted for abraham lincoln in the 1864 election, but jonathan w. Choose from 37 different sets of election of 1864 flashcards on quizlet. The main thing that swung the election of 1864 in lincolns favor was the march to the sea, in which general william sherman burned atlanta to the ground, then marched across and pillaged interior georgia, finally arriving at and capturing strategic savannah without a fight. Confederate policy for the united states presidential contest of 1864. They spoke about president lincolns expansion of presidential war powers and his. This lesson will look at emilie davis account of the 1864 elections, as well as the propaganda surrounding the election and campaign strategies. Going into the presidential election of 1860, the issue of slavery had heated the.
George mcclellan 1864 presidential campaign wikipedia. Annual report of the secretary of state to the governor of the state of ohio for the year 1864, as published in the annual reports for 1864 made to the fiftysixth general assembly of ohio, part i. Election of 1864 lincolns chances for reelection appeared dim for much of 1864. My book on the election of 1864, which lincoln nearly lost because the north was stalemated in both virginia and georgia, will be published next week. The presidential election of 1864 in the north is a particularly strong example of the rhetorical power of the founding fathers.
The 1864 united states presidential election, the 20th quadrennial presidential election, was. Although there would have been ample reason to postpone the election, the nation went forward with the democratic process despite the lack of precedent for voting in a divided nation. However, since they had not been readmitted back to the union, the. Abraham lincolns reelection and the end of slavery john c. No president had won a second term since andrew jackson more than 30 years ago. I thought you might be interested in the book, and. A selection of articles on the 1864 presidential election includes. The pamphlet entitled the next presidential election, which is being widely distributed under congressional franks, announces that the political campaign of 1864 has opened. This site allows you to search and view millions of historic american newspaper pages from 17891924. In the first election of the reconstruction era, republican nominee ulysses s. The united states presidential election of 1864 was the 20th quadrennial. In the midst of the american civil war, incumbent president abraham lincoln of the national union party easily defeated the democratic nominee, former general george b.
Nebraska joined the union during the 39th congress. Grant defeated horatio seymour of the democratic party. Before this, no country had ever held elections during a military emergency. As the election occurred during the american civil war, it was contested only by the states that had not seceded from the union.
Mcclellan, by a wide margin of 21221 in the electoral college, with 55% of the popular vote. The battle for the 1864 presidency waugh, john, waugh, john c. How a racist newspaper defeated lincoln in new york in the. The election of 1864 this torchlight parade for george mcclellan, the democratic nominee for president took place in new york city in 1864. White, a professor of american studies at virginias christopher newport university, has delved into archives of soldiers letters and courtmartial case files and found more nuanced support for the president. The following is a list of all national elections for president. Lincoln, grant, and the 1864 election lincoln home.
Tuesday, november 4, 2014, was election day in philadelphia. On tuesday, november 8, 1864, voters decided whether to elect democratic candidate george mcclellan or republican presidential incumbent abraham lincoln. List of united states presidential elections by popular. Oh, and his predictions have been right in every presidential election since 1984. But in truth, it is a narrative of the politics of 1864 in washington, with the election playing a central, but not supreme, role. Amazon fr decided on the battlefield grant sherman. Candidates in the 1864 presidential election were abraham lincoln and general george mcclellan. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
One hundred and fifty years ago americans headed to the polls to participate in another important election. The amazing fact about the election of 1864 is that it occurred in the first place. Townsend, historian, lincoln home national historic site hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible. This professor has predicted every presidential election. Full text of the 1864 election see other formats re r j. The 1868 united states presidential election was the 21st quadrennial presidential election, held on tuesday, november 3, 1868.
It took until november 19 to work out whether lincoln or seymour had won, but. This page links to the results of those historical elections, including a larger map, results and synopsis of the race. Elizabeth varon talked about the 1864 presidential election from the confederate point of view. In 1864, lincoln faced many challenges to his presidency. Home 2020 election results election info weblog forum wiki search email login site info store note. What most characterizes this book is longs conviction that the 1864 election. First, the country had not elected an incumbent president for a second term since andrew jackson in 1832 nine presidents in a row had served just one term. It is hard for modern americans to believe that abraham lincoln, one of historys most beloved presidents, was nearly defeated in his reelection attempt in 1864. Fred martin s book, abraham lincoln s path to reelection in 1864. Long follows the fortunes of the republican party through the difficult elections of 1862. The 1864 united states presidential election in oregon took place on november 8, 1864, as part of the 1864 united states presidential election. The war was taking a heavy toll in terms of lives and resources, and as such incumbent president abraham lincoln was seen as vulnerable the lincolnjohnson ticket ran with the slogan dont change horses in the middle of a stream, and over time a. Racism in new york was rampant during the 1864 presidential campaign, and the antiemancipation newspaper new york world used every dirty trick in the book to.
Here, from the author of the acclaimed book the class of 1846, is the dramatic story of what may have been the most critical election campaign in american history. Presidential elections 17891864 flashcards quizlet. In pennsylvania, absentee elections were conducted on october 11, 1864 as denoted in this poll book, being the second tuesday in. Lincoln ran under the national union banner against his former top civil war general, the democratic candidate, george b. Talk elections forum contact us election atlas election 2020 election results election info atlas wiki.
However, the popular vote is not used to determine who is elected as the nations president or vice president. Here, from the author of the acclaimed book the class of 1846, is the. Warren, editor, published each week by the lincoln national life insurance company, fort wayne. The doubt of a few weeks since has entirely disappeared. To view maps and results from all prior presidential elections on a single page, see. It was the first presidential election to take place after the conclusion of the american civil war and the abolition of slavery. Taking place in the midst of the civil war, the election of 1864 would determine the very future of the nation. Thirdparty and independent campaigns in the united states presidential election, 1864. In the united states presidential election of 1864, abraham lincoln was reelected as president. Doesnt really matter since by then all other parties are dead. I think that has to do with irish catholic immigrants in nyc who were strongly democratic and antiwar, remember the draft riots vs wasps in upstate ny, compared to german immigrants in chicago who were strongly republican vs people descended from southerners and more culturally close to the south than anywhere else in the north in downstate illinois.
Cori1pared to the voluminously chronicled presidential election of 1860, the presidential election of1864 has received scant attention. The traditional reasoning for this lack ofinterest was aptly summarized by the historian charles francis adams jr. United states presidential election, 1864 the guns of the south. Search this collection to find newspaper articles about the presidential election of 1864. Voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the electoral college, who voted for president and vice president oregon was won by the incumbent president abraham lincoln rillinois, running with former senator and military governor of. Republicans kept control of the presidency and both houses of congress. But lichtman, a distinguished professor of history at american university, doesnt use polling, demographics or. An interactive version of each map is also available, letting you change history. Learn election of 1864 with free interactive flashcards. Mcclellan was the peace candidate but did not personally believe in. This election took place during the third party system and the civil war, and the election was held shortly after the union victory in the battle of atlanta. Pendleton above a map of the united states, with bust portraits of the previous 15 presidents with george washington at top center, john adams, thomas jefferson, james madison, and james monroe on the left margin. The 1864 united states presidential election, the 20th quadrennial presidential election, was held on tuesday, november 8, 1864. Detailed nationallevel presidential election results for 1864.
The election of 1864 taking place in the middle of a civil war would be the most consequential presidential election in american history to that point and perhaps to this day. Waughs book is billed as an account of the 20th election campaign of the united states, between union republican candidate and incumbent president abraham lincoln and democrat george b mcclellan. The presidential election of 1864 in northampton county. Abraham lincoln andrew johnson 1864 presidential election campaign by mike g. Lincolns victory made him the first president to win reelection since andrew jackson in. If youre looking for books specifically about the 1864 election, try these. United states presidential election results britannica. Panelists talked about factors that had an impact on president lincolns reelection campaign in 1864. Through 2016, there have been 58 presidential elections. Lincoln was successful in laying the groundwork for his candidacy, since by. A d v 4 the 1864 election pomeroy circular excerpts from newspapers and other sources from the files of the lincoln financial foundation collection 7. These determined words of advice were given to general grant as reassurance and approval of his costly plans for defeat of the confederate army from a warweary president lincoln, just months before the 1864 presidential election that seemed unwinnable. The 1862 united states elections occurred in the middle of republican president abraham lincolns first term, during the third party system and the civil war. And now that it has begun, it is desirable, in every view, that it be ended as soon as possible by the nomination.
Lincolns popular vote victory was the largest since 1828 and wouldnt be. As the election of 1864 neared, the reelection of president lincoln was very much in doubt. The 1864 presidential election victory of abraham lincoln was never. To further call into question lincolns reelection prospects, no president had been elected for a second term in the united states since andrew jackson. The election of 1864 and the last temptation of abraham. Members of the 38th united states congress were chosen in this election. It had been a long terrible war, that had not started well for the union. United states presidential election of 1864 britannica. The presidential election of 1864 was the first to be held during a time of war and it resulted in a heated battle between the incumbent and his challenger.
West virginia and nevada joined the union during the 38th congress, but several states were in rebellion, reducing the size of both chambers of congress. The presidential election of 1864 was a crucial election. United states presidential election of 1864 united. United states presidential election of 1864, american presidential election held on nov.
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