to end slavery permanently by amending the constitution.
The North was voting to fight on.
The defeat of Atlanta convinced the war weary North that end of the war was in sight and also led to the reelection of Abraham Lincoln
Abrham lincoln when he was running for reelection
Because there was low civilian morale in the North, as Grant's strategy did not look successful through the summer of 1864 (Election Year). Lincoln's chances were rescured by some battlefield successes in the Fall.
chose not to run for reelection. (apex)
The fall of Atlanta made the biggest news, though its military significance was less than the Union victory in the Shenandoah and the liberation of the port of Mobile. It was these three successes in the run-up to the election that raised civilian morale and saved Lincoln from being defeated.
1864
The reelection of Abraham Lincoln in 1864 showed that the war effort had turned in the North's favor. The election was between Lincoln and George B. McClellan.
Both won reelection in the middle of a war.
Lincoln lost his business as a merchant. He lost reelection to the Illinois General Assembly. Lincoln lost reelection to the US House of Representatives. And as US President, he lost his life to an assassins bullet.
So you can die too!
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The defeat of Atlanta convinced the war weary North that end of the war was in sight and also led to the reelection of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln's reelection in 1864 was due to Sherman's capture of Atlanta and his March to the Sea. (Lincoln did not run for President until 1860. Buchanan won in 1854.)
The North was discouraged by bad war news.
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It was greatly helped when SHerman captured Atlanta.
General William Tecumseh Sherman defeating the Confederate troops in Atlanta helped Lincoln's reelection because it demonstrated strong territorial gains for the Union.