On Wednesday, August 8, 1860, the Illinois Republicans hold an immense rally to celebrate Lincoln’s nomination in Springfield. Thousands of people attend and a giant morning procession passes Lincoln’s residence which he reviews from his doorway. In the...
Voting for President during the Civil War In November 1864 Abraham Lincoln was running for reelection against his former top Civil War general, the Democratic candidate, George B. McClellan. Interestingly, since the 1864 election occurred during the Civil War,...
On October 31, 1863, Harper’s Weekly featured a cartoon by artist Henry Louis Stephens about the controversial campaign of Clement Vallandignham, a leading Peace Democrat or “Copperhead” who was running for governor of Ohio. Under the image...
In this season of elections, I thought it would be interesting to share a website on Civil War era elections. Harper’s Weekly has created a website for researching historical elections from 1860 to 1912. According to the website, the Presidential Elections page...
The following are from The Lincoln Log which shows the daily activities of President Lincoln. Tuesday, November 6, 1860. — Springfield, IL Lincoln spends most of it at his state house office. About 3 P.M. he walks quietly to polling place in courthouse. Crowd...
