President Abraham Lincoln outlines a plan to bring the Confederate states back into the Union. This is part of his effort to exacerbate political dissension in the Confederacy while uniting the factions within his own Republican Party.
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The 1863 Northern State Elections
President Abraham Lincoln anxiously awaits the outcome of elections in several northern states considered crucial to the war effort.
The Springfield National Union Rally
Some 50,000 people attend a rally in President Abraham Lincoln’s hometown of Springfield, Illinois, in support of Lincoln and his war policies.
Crumbling into Bloodstained Fragments
Democrats make substantial gains in both the Federal and state elections, which reflects growing dissatisfaction with Abraham Lincoln’s war policies among northern voters.