The Election of 1864

The Election of 1864 took place in the midst of the Civil War, a time when our country was in a crisis that could change the future drastically. Abraham Lincoln had just finished his previous term as president and had been unanimously nominated as the Republicans’ candidate for president. In spite of this, Lincoln had doubts that he would succeed in winning re-election. Lincoln was strongly anti-slavery and wanted for the Civil War to be fought …

…of this election had been different, there are many aspects of our society that could have changed. It shows that people can make a good choice without it being presented to them on a silver platter. Works Cited http://www.ripon.edu/dept/pogo/presidency/Lincoln/ALincoln.election1864.html http://www.sddt.com/features/convention/elections/1864.html http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3626d63355fb.htm http://www.cw-book-news.com/release%20info/01-99/papabe.html