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It wasn't so much that Lincoln was unpopular, but he was committed to the war, and the war seemed hopeless until September 1864. Three years of bloodletting saw the Union seemingly no closer to victory than when it began. When the military campaigning began in 1864, when the weather was warm enough and the dirt roads dry enough for the armies to move, about the second week in May, the most horrific losses yet began. Many newspapers in the north published the list of names each day of those killed, and there were very, very long lists, every day. Sherman was operating in Georgia, and Grant was now operating against Lee in Virginia. In six weeks Grant lost more men than Lee had in his army, and still he pushed on. But to the average civilian eye nothing much seemed to be accomplished to compensate for this carnival of death. Grant was still not in Richmond, and Sherman was still not in Atlanta. All summer long this went on. In late August Lincoln himself thought he would lose the election come November. He had the cabinet secretaries sign a paper, folded so they could not read it. It was a pledge to try to help Lincoln get the war won between the election and the swearing in of the next new president, which in those days was done on March 4 the following year.
Then something miraculous happened. Sherman captured Atlanta. Nothing was more important in securing the election for Lincoln, and thus for winning the war for the north.
Lincoln's opponent was General McClellan, whom Lincoln had basically sent home after the Battle of Antietam and the mid term elections of 1862. McClellan had been without a command since. Those in the know were aware that McClellan had done a poor job as a general, and had blamed Lincoln for his own shortcomings. There was something slightly nauseating about a general trying to unseat the president in the midst of war. McClellan's platform was making an end to the war, which would have meant that the south had won, had gained what they were fighting for, independence. Many people were reluctant to see that happen, after all that had been sacrificed in the war, even before Atlanta fell. The soldiers of the Army of the Potomac had loved McClellan when he was their commander, for making an army out of them. But they voted overwhelmingly for Lincoln, so that their sacrifices and the friends they had lost would not be for nothing. Many states did not have absentee balloting then, so Stanton, the Secretary of War, furloughed entire regiments and made sure they had trains available to get them back home, just so they could vote.
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What had the South hoped for in the election of 1864?
They hoped lincoln would not win re-election in 1864, and they would be able to make peace.
Lincoln might have lost the election of 1864 had it not been for the victory at?
Mobile & Atlanta
Who was a former union general that ran against Abraham Lincoln for president in 1864?
Former General George B. McClellan ran against Lincoln in 1864. 1864 Presidential Election The candidates for the Presidential election of 1864 were; Abraham Lincoln - Andrew Johnson (Republican), and George McClellan - G. H. Pendleton (Democratic). Abraham Lincoln won the election and was reelected into his second term. The 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln was in office from March 4, 1861 until April 15, 1865 when he was assassinated.
How did the union victories in the south affect the election of 1864?
The victories boosted Lincoln's popularity, helping him win reelection.
What party and person won the election of 1860?
Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
Did Lincoln win election 1864 or Douglas?
Lincoln won the 1864 presidential election.
What was the exact date of the election of 1864?
November 8, 1864 Abraham Lincoln won the election! :)
1864 in presidential election the democrats?
The person who won the 1864 presidential election was Abraham Lincoln.
Who won the Presidential election of 1863?
The election of 1866 was not a Presidential race. Rather it was a midterm election that refreshed the United States Congress.
Did Democratic Party won during civil war?
No. The November 1864 General Election was won by Lincoln.
What date did Abraham Lincoln win president?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 Presidential election on November 6, 1860. This was the first time he was elected President.He ran for reelection in 1864, and won the 1864 Presidential election on November 8, 1864.on march 4 1861
How did Lincoln do in the election of 1864?
Abraham Lincoln defeated Democrat George McClellan in the election 0f 1864. Lincoln won 212 electoral votes to McClellan's 21 votes, and Lincoln beat McClellan by approximately 403,000 popular votes.
When did Lincoln election happen?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating George McClellan.
What presidential election did Lincoln win?
He won two. First one was in 1860, then again in 1864.
Who were Lincoln's opponents during the 1864 presidential election?
Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating George McClellan. In the 1864 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 212 electoral votes and George McClellan received 21 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln 2,218,388 and McClellan 1,812,807.
Who was Lincolns Democratic opponent in the election of 1864?
Lincoln's Democratic opponent in the election of 1864 was General George McClellan.
Who ran in the 1864 United States Presidential election and what was the result?
Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 presidential election was none other than his long time rival Stephan Douglas. Up until election day Lincoln and much of the country had assumed his failure for re-election.
