The Election Of 1864: Abraham Lincoln vs. George McClellan
Intro: Hello and welcome back to another edition of the presidential election articles as I be talking about the election of 1864, the first election since 1812 to take place during a war and the stakes are absolutely high especially for the incumbent president Abraham Lincoln...So with all that said, let's get into it. America's Darkest Period Since Lincoln's win for the presidency back in 1860, the Civil War has officially begun following the assault at Fort Sumner in Charleston, South Carolina; After 11 states seceded from the Union to create "The Confederate States of America", the conflict would lead to the deaths of thousands upon thousands of Americans with the Union (who represented the North) struggling to beat the Confederacy (who represented the South) in the early stages of the war. Despite victories in the Battle of Gettysburg, the Siege of Vicksburg as well as the appointment of Ulysses S. Grant as the Union's Major Army General in the middle o...