That verdict came from the pen of Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, heading into Abraham Lincoln’s reelection campaign of 1864. Most Americans remember Lincoln as a hero and ...

Republican President Abraham Lincoln defeated Democrat challenger Union Gen. George McLellan in the bitterly contested presidential election on this day in history, Nov. 8, 1864.

President Abraham Lincoln. By Andrew Glass 11/08/2016 12:00 AM EST On this day in 1864, Abraham Lincoln, the nation’s 16th president, won his bid for a second term.

Abraham Lincoln, on this day in history, Nov. 21, 1864, supposedly sent sincerest condolences to Lydia Bixby, who allegedly lost five sons in the Civil War. The letter is not without controversy.

It was in 1864, perhaps the most punishing year of his presidency, that Abraham Lincoln made one of his most unforgettable admissions. “This war is eating my life out,” he said on Feb. 6, even ...

"This reminds me of a little joke," 1864, a pro-Lincoln cartoon showing the president holding a tiny McClellan, as published in the Sept. 17, 1864, edition of Harper's Weekly.

The results of the 1864 elections would heavily affect the outcome of the war. Lincoln and his supporters in the National Union Party sought to continue the war and defeat the Confederacy outright.

Lincoln won the election in 1864, which he said was a necessity, ... The 16th American president, Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), sitting and leafing through documents, Washington, D.C.

It’s too bad that neither Trump nor most Republicans seem to care about how Lincoln responded when a seat on the Supreme Court became vacant during the 1864 election. Although Lincoln had become ...

Abraham Lincoln declined to make a Supreme Court nomination just before the 1864 election because he felt the "American people deserve to make the decision." ...

"In 1864," she said. "Abraham Lincoln was up for reelection. And it was 27 days before the election. And a seat became open on the United States Supreme Court. Abraham Lincoln’s party was in ...