Abraham Lincoln meets his vice president-elect for the first time as they discuss organizing the incoming administration in Chicago.
Tag: Abraham Lincoln
The Feeling of Secession Grows Stronger
Southern states began taking steps toward leaving the Union, while some northerners began talking of keeping the South in the Union, even by force if necessary.
United We Stand, Divided We Stand Easier
Abraham Lincoln’s victory amplified southern calls for secession, but for now this would be James Buchanan’s problem.
The Revolution of 1860 Has Been Initiated
News of Abraham Lincoln’s presidential victory spreads as fast as the telegraph and railroad lines can carry it.
Crimsoned in Human Gore: The 1860 Elections
The growing political, economic, and social differences in America were epitomized by the most crucial presidential election in the young nation’s history.
Andrew Johnson’s Presidential Restoration Plan
President Andrew Johnson issued two proclamations designed to continue Abraham Lincoln’s plan to restore the Confederates states to the U.S. This began what would ultimately become a bitter feud between the president and the Radical Republicans in Congress.