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So today is the anniversary of Election Day 1864, and on that day Abraham Lincoln ran as an incumbent against his former General, George B. McClellan.
We could revisit that election, but to do so we would have to ask the Southern Half of the country to abstain, since at that time they were in rebellion and not participating in the election.
But, that wouldn't be any fun! What if someone else was also running, let's say, a third party, and Winner Takes All?
And just so you are fully aware of the 1864 Party Platforms:
Also, Did you know there was a Radical Party that dropped out of the race?
We could revisit that election, but to do so we would have to ask the Southern Half of the country to abstain, since at that time they were in rebellion and not participating in the election.
But, that wouldn't be any fun! What if someone else was also running, let's say, a third party, and Winner Takes All?
POTCS Davis, Jefferson Finis | Biographies of the Civil War
Jefferson Finis Davis President of the Confederate States of America Born: June 3, 1808 Birthplace: Christian County, Kentucky Father: Samuel Emory Davis 1756 – 1824 (Buried: Beauvoir Confederate Cemetery, Biloxi, Mississippi) Mother: Jane Cook 1759 – 1845 (Buried: Davis Family Cemetery...
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POTUS Lincoln, Abraham | Biographies of the Civil War
This is the Biography of Abraham Lincoln.
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★★ McClellan, George B. | Biographies of the Civil War
George Brinton McClellan Born: December 3, 1826 Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Father: Dr. George McClellan 1796 – 1847 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Mother: Elizabeth Steinmetz Brinton 1800 – 1889 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia...
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And just so you are fully aware of the 1864 Party Platforms:
1864 Democratic Candidates and Platform | Civil War History Discussion
Candidate for President George Brinton McClellan Born: December 3, 1826 Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Father: Dr. George McClellan 1796 – 1847 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Mother: Elizabeth Steinmetz Brinton 1800 – 1889 (Buried: Laurel Hill Cemetery...
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Also, Did you know there was a Radical Party that dropped out of the race?
1864 Radical Party Candidates and Platform | Civil War History Discussion
Presidential Candidate John Charles Fremont Born: January 21, 1813 Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia Father: Louis Rene Fremon 1768 – 1818 Mother: Anne Beverley Whiting 1781 – 1847 Wife: Jessie Ann Benton 1824 – 1902 (Buried: Angelus Rosedale Cemetery, Los Angeles, California) Married: 1841...
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