President Abraham Lincoln often receives credit for conducting the presidential election of 1864 in the middle of the Civil War. One forgets, however, that the Confederates who refused to honor the 1860 election's results had already left the Union. In like manner, some well-meaning Americans have desperately sought a peaceful...
President Abraham Lincoln often receives credit for conducting the presidential election of 1864 in the middle of the Civil War. One forgets, however, that the Confederates who refused to honor the 1860 election’s results had already left the Union. In like manner, some well-meaning Americans have desperately sought a peaceful…
