The reelection of Abraham Lincoln in 1864 showed that the war effort had turned in the North's favor. The election was between Lincoln and George B. McClellan.
Lincoln's reelection in 1864 was due to Sherman's capture of Atlanta and his March to the Sea. (Lincoln did not run for President until 1860. Buchanan won in 1854.)
It was greatly helped when sherman captured atlanta
fall of atlanta
Union victories at Mobile Bay and the Shenandoah Valley rescued Lincoln from what looked like a smashing defeat and produced a Presidential victory in 1864.
The victories boosted Lincoln's popularity, helping him win reelection.
1864
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Lincoln's reelection in 1864 was due to Sherman's capture of Atlanta and his March to the Sea. (Lincoln did not run for President until 1860. Buchanan won in 1854.)
It was greatly helped when SHerman captured Atlanta.
It was greatly helped when sherman captured atlanta
The defeat of Atlanta convinced the war weary North that end of the war was in sight and also led to the reelection of Abraham Lincoln
fall of atlanta
Union victories at Mobile Bay and the Shenandoah Valley rescued Lincoln from what looked like a smashing defeat and produced a Presidential victory in 1864.
The victories boosted Lincoln's popularity, helping him win reelection.
The victories boosted Lincoln's popularity, helping him win reelection.
The 1864 election worried US President Lincoln. In fact, due to the length and loss of life in the war, there were even rumors that the Republican Party might nominate another candidate. Many historians would cite the Union victory in Atlanta Georgia, in the Summer of 1864, as a turning point in favor of Lincoln's re-nomination and subsequent reelection in November.
Because there was low civilian morale in the North, as Grant's strategy did not look successful through the summer of 1864 (Election Year). Lincoln's chances were rescured by some battlefield successes in the Fall.