There were three Union successes in a short interval that restored morale in the North.
The fall of Atlanta. The clearing of the Shenandoah. The liberation of Mobile.
Or it was greatly helped when Sherman captured Atlanta.
The Union victory and capture of Atlanta, because it was a critical city for the south.
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Also the naval liberation of Mobile.
A few long-awaited military successes - Sheridan occupying the Shenandoah, Sherman taking Atlanta, and Farragut liberating the port of Mobile.
The capture of Atlanta
It was greatly helped when Sherman captured Atlanta.
The Capture of Atlanta by Sherman's Union Army on November 2, 1864. It was the end of an offensive campaign which started on May 45, 1864.
Several factors contributed to Lincoln's reelection in 1864 against George Brinton McClellan. When Atlanta fell on September 2, a Union victory was almost ensured. The Democratic party was divided between those who supported the war and those who did not.
1864
The 1864 election worried US President Lincoln. In fact, due to the length and loss of life in the war, there were even rumors that the Republican Party might nominate another candidate. Many historians would cite the Union victory in Atlanta Georgia, in the Summer of 1864, as a turning point in favor of Lincoln's re-nomination and subsequent reelection in November.
They rescued him at the last minute, in time for the election of November 1864. September saw Sheridan clearing the Shenandoah, Sherman taking Atlanta and Farragut liberating the port of Mobile.
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.
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It was greatly helped when SHerman captured Atlanta.
Andrew Johnson, who became president upon Lincoln's death , ran with Lincoln in 1864.
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.)
Lincoln's Democratic opponent in the election of 1864 was General George McClellan.