Election of 1864 | House Divided

Abraham Lincoln and General George McClellan, Antietam, Maryland, October 3, 1862, detail

Events

Date	Event
04/21/1863	Democrats take control of Chicago City Council from Unionists in municipal elections
05/01/1863	Before a massive crowd in Ohio, Congressman Vallandigham denounces the war and President Lincoln
05/04/1863	In municipal elections, Unionists wrest political control of Des Moines, Iowa from Democrats
05/05/1863	In the early morning hours, soldiers arrest Ohio Congressman C. L. Vallandigham at his home in Dayton
05/05/1863	Large and angry crowds gather in Cincinnati, Ohio to protest the arrest of Congressman Vallandigham
05/06/1863 - 05/07/1863	A Military Commission tries Clement Vallandigham in Cincinnati for "disloyal sentiments and opinions"
05/09/1863	Congressman Clement Vallandigham applies for a writ of "Habeus Corpus" in a Cincinnati court
05/11/1863	Congressman Clement Vallandigham denied a writ of "Habeas Corpus" in a Cincinnati court
05/19/1863	President Lincoln banishes Congressman Clement Vallandigham to the Confederacy
05/20/1863	Indiana's Democrats hold a mass meeting at their convention in Indianapolis
06/17/1863	War Democrat John Brough nominated for Unionist Governor of Ohio to face Vallandigham
06/17/1863	The Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention opens in Harrisburg
06/26/1863	In Montpelier, the Vermont Democrats nominate Timothy P. Redfield for governor in the fall elections
02/05/1864	The controversial "Pomeroy Circular"advocating Abraham Lincoln's replacement begins to appear
08/05/1864	In Mobile Bay, Alabama, U.S. naval forces win a comprehensive victory over the Confederate fleet
08/29/1864 - 08/31/1864	In Chicago, the Democratic Party meets for its national nominating convention
09/02/1864	The Union's Army of the Tennessee captures Atlanta, boosting northern morale and Republican prospects
09/07/1864	The people of Nevada vote on their proposed constitution and statehood
09/21/1864	John C. Frémont withdraws from the presidential election, healing a dangerous split in the Republican vote
10/11/1864	In Philadelphia. the National Union, supporting President Lincoln, scores impressive wins in state and city elections
10/28/1864	Union cavalry General George Custer leads a delegation to present captured battle-flags to the War Department
10/31/1864	From the White House in Washington, President Lincoln proclaims Nevada as the Union's 36th state
11/08/1864	Abraham Lincoln is re-elected as President of the United States and Republicans make sweeping electoral gains

Date	Title
04/30/1857	Washington (DC) National Era, "The Southern Press," April 30, 1857
03/24/1862	Horace Greeley to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, March 24, 1862, New York City
12/31/1862	Thurlow Weed to Abraham Lincoln, Wednesday, March 4, 1865, Washington D.C.
05/19/1863	Order of the President to Major-General Burnside, May 19, 1863
06/09/1864	Abraham Lincoln, Reply to Delegation from the National Union League, June 9, 1864
08/22/1864	Henry J. Raymond to Abraham Lincoln, August 22, 1864, New York City
08/23/1864	Abraham Lincoln, Blind memorandum, Washington, DC, August 23, 1864
08/24/1864	Abraham Lincoln to Henry Jarvis Raymond, August 24, 1864, Washington, DC
09/21/1864	John C. Frémont, Letter announcing his withdrawal from the Presidential Election, September 21, 1864
11/10/1864	Abraham Lincoln, Response to a Serenade, November 10, 1864
11/11/1864	Diary Entry by John Hay, November 11, 1864, Washington, D.C.
11/24/1864	Edward Bates to Abraham Lincoln, November 24, 1864
12/06/1864	Abraham Lincoln, Annual Message to Congress, December 6, 1864
03/15/1865	Abraham Lincoln to Thurlow Weed, March 15, 1865
03/15/1865	Abraham Lincoln to Thurlow Weed, March 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.