Abraham Lincoln - Andrew Johnson
Union Nomination - Framed Poster
Abraham Lincoln - Andrew Johnson Union Nomination poster for the election of 1864.
It
was reproduced circa late 1890's. It has been put on acid-free
backing,
professionally mounted and framed, and covered with UV-protective Plexiglas.
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In the United States Presidential election of 1864, the
incumbent, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as president. Lincoln ran
under the National Union banner against his former top Civil War
general, the Democratic candidate, George B. McClellan. McClellan was
the "peace candidate" but did not personally believe in his
party's platform.
The 1864 election occurred during the Civil War; though only votes in the Union states counted, elections were held in Louisiana and Tennessee, with Lincoln carrying both. Republicans loyal to Lincoln, in opposition to a group of Republican dissidents who nominated John C. Frémont, joined with a number of War Democrats to form the National Union Party. The new political party was formed to accommodate the War Democrats. On November 8, Lincoln won by over 400,000 popular votes and easily clinched an electoral majority. Several states allowed their citizens serving as soldiers in the field to cast ballots, a first in United States history. Soldiers in the Army gave Lincoln more than 70% of their vote.
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