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.
Tag: War Democrats
Republicans Press for Peace
Plummeting northern morale puts President Abraham Lincoln under intense pressure to save his reelection hopes by renewing peace negotiations with the Confederacy.
The National Union Convention Adjourns
Delegates to the National Union Convention re-nominate Abraham Lincoln for president as expected. Delegates draft a platform dominated by the Republican Party, but they opt to replace the current vice president with a southern Democrat supportive of the war effort.
The National Union Convention Assembles
Republicans and some Democrats supporting the war effort gather at Baltimore’s Front Street Theater on the first day of a convention to decide who would be the presidential and vice-presidential candidates in the upcoming national election. The re-nomination of Abraham Lincoln is a foregone conclusion, despite initial dissatisfaction with his record as president.
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.