Confederate President Jefferson Davis continues his southern tour this month, moving through Georgia and South Carolina. Davis urges citizens to oppose the Federal invasion of Georgia, and stresses the need for sacrifice and united resistance.
Category: Politics
Let No One Despond
President Jefferson Davis visits John Bell Hood at his Palmetto headquarters to learn more about the condition of the Army of Tennessee, while Hood plans to confront Sherman in an effort to regain Atlanta.
The State of the Confederacy
By this time, key defeats at Mobile Bay and Atlanta shift momentum in the war to the North and dampen southern morale.
The Republicans Look to Unite
President Abraham Lincoln works to unite the differing factions within his Republican Party as the presidential race begins heating up. His efforts lead to the withdrawal of a rival candidate in exchange for the removal of key officials within his cabinet.
McClellan Repudiates His Party’s Platform
Former General-in-Chief George B. McClellan officially accepts the presidential nomination by the Democratic Party. But he faces pressure to balance the demands of both the War and Peace Democrats, or else alienate one of the party’s two wings, which could cost him the election.
The 1864 Democratic National Convention
Delegates assemble at Chicago to nominate an opponent for President Abraham Lincoln in the upcoming election. But the party is split over how to deal with the Confederacy.