Candidates in the 1864 presidential election were abraham lincoln and. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Annual report of the secretary of state to the governor of the state of ohio for the year 1864, as published in the annual reports for 1864 made to the fiftysixth general assembly of ohio, part i. President lincoln, a republican who had served during the first four years of the civil war, was running against democrat george mcclellan, who had served as a major general in the war. Kansas, nevada and west virginia become states during this election cycle due to secession, southern states of alabama, arkansas, florida, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, north carolina, south carolina. Learn election of 1864 with free interactive flashcards. Author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Andrew johnson abraham lincoln was assassinated on april 14th, 1865 by john wilkes booth at fords theater. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the civil war. The election of 1864, conducted as the civil war raged, was perhaps the most significant presidential election ever. Color plates a handtinted fashion plate can be found at the beginning of each magazine.
In the 1850s its circulation ranged between 70,000 and. Panelists talked about factors that had an impact on president lincolns reelection campaign in 1864. Godeys ladys book 18301898 university of michigan library. Proceedings of the national union convention held in baltimore, md. Presidential elections 17891864 flashcards quizlet. Each of those five years contain two complete volumes. For decades, southern states considered thanksgiving an. If youre looking for books specifically about the 1864 election, try these. Pendleton above a map of the united states, with bust portraits of the previous 15 presidents with george washington at top center, john adams, thomas jefferson, james madison, and james. The biggest issue in 1864, of course, was how to end the bloody war that had consumed the nation. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This would have been the presidential election between incumbent abraham lincoln. It was was reprinted in the best american humorous short stories, 1920 pgs 34 51, edited by.
Abraham lincoln was seeking reelection to the presidency, but the human costs of the war had exceeded the darkest. It had been a long terrible war, that had not started well for the union. Many southern leaders believed that a mcclellan victory in. The watkinson evening by eliza leslie, godeys ladys book. As the election of 1864 neared, the reelection of president lincoln was very much in doubt. The story sweeps along, with brilliant vignettes of all the players in the drama and one vivid scene after another.
Godeys ladys book and magazine, november, 1864, volume lxix, volume 69, philadelphia, louis a. Godeys ladys book one of the first and most popular womens magazines, godeys ladys book brought articles on fashion, poems, and short stories by american authors into 19thcentury homes. In the midst of the american civil war, incumbent president abraham lincoln of the national union party easily defeated the democratic nominee, former general george b. The 1864 campaign the election was a contentious one. On tuesday, november 8, 1864, voters decided whether to elect democratic candidate george mcclellan or republican presidential incumbent abraham lincoln. As the election occurred during the american civil war, it was contested only by. Official proceedings of the democratic national convention, held in 1864 at chicago. This lesson will look at emilie davis account of the 1864 elections, as well as the propaganda surrounding the. One hundred and fifty years ago americans headed to the polls to participate in another important election. Godeys ladys book and magazine, january, 1864, volume lxviii, volume 68, philadelphia, louis a. Although editor sarah josepha hale was at home in the public sphere, the magazine served to uphold middleclass victorian values.
Abraham lincolns reelection and the end of slavery john c. Price new from used from hardcover, 1864 please retry. In the 1860s godeys considered itself the queen of monthlies. I continue to make my way through the collected works of abraham lincoln, and just this week made it to the eighth and final volume in the series. Townsend, historian, lincoln home national historic site hold on with a bulldog grip, and chew and choke as much as possible.
Elizabeth varon talked about the 1864 presidential election from the confederate point of view. Godeys ladys book for godeys magazine and ladys book. It is a leaf from an original november, 1864 edition of harpers weekly. Hale, godeyswas among the first and most successful american womens magazines. Lincolns doubts about the wisdom of making such remarks public probably explain why forney had the reporters written version of page end page 27 the speech in september of 1866, and why it was never released as part of the 1864 presidential campaign.
Sarah josepha hale, from the frontispiece to issue 41 of godeys ladys book, 1850. Many southern leaders believed that a mcclellan victory in the presidential election of 1864 would lead to a a republican presidency. The election of 1864 historical society of pennsylvania. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 96 pages scanned from a full year bound copy of the magazine. In the united states presidential election of 1864, abraham lincoln was reelected as president. Public domain the first account of american thanksgiving is a letter written about the pilgrims meal in 1621. Confederate policy for the united states presidential contest of 1864. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860. This pen wiper is beaded and uses what the pattern calls crossstitch. They spoke about president lincolns expansion of presidential war powers and his. Volume eight begins in september 1864, in the midst of the presidential campaign of that year. For a time it looks as if victory at gettysburg and the appointment of the aggressive ulysses grant as the new commander of the army of the potomac will turn. Godeys ladys book and magazine, januarydecember, 1864 hardcover 1864. Godeys ladys book fashion, dress instructors, work included in every ladys book were several pages devoted to fashions, dress patterns for women and children, as well as many patterns and instructions for work.
Godeys ladys book, alternatively known as godeys magazine and ladys book, was an american womens magazine that was published in philadelphia from 1830 to 1878. Godeys ladys book and magazine, januarydecember, 1864. This fully searchable and browsable online archive contains the full run of godeys ladys book and includes all of its color plates. The presidential election of 1864 was the first to be held during a time of war and it resulted in a heated battle between the incumbent and his challenger. A scan of the illustration and instructions is included in the appendix. United states presidential election of 1864, american presidential election held on nov. One suspects that lincoln, and perhaps such political advisers as forney, considered publication unwise. The watkinson evening, written by eliza leslie 17871858, who as miss leslie was one of the most frequent contributors to the magazines of the 1830s, 1840s and 1850s, originally appeared in godeys ladys book, december, 1846. Abraham lincoln republican, george mcclellan democratic winner. These determined words of advice were given to general grant as reassurance and approval of his costly plans for defeat of the confederate army from a warweary president lincoln, just months before the 1864 presidential election that. Lincoln ran under the national union banner against his former top civil war general, the democratic candidate, george b.
This collection contains all sixty of godeys monthly magazines around 100 pages each for the years from 1860 through 1864. The 1864 united states presidential election, the 20th quadrennial presidential election, was held on tuesday, november 8, 1864. Although there would have been ample reason to postpone the election, the nation went forward with the democratic process despite the lack of precedent for voting in a divided nation. Download this page pdf download left page pdf download right page pdf download whole book pdf partner login required text only views.
Andrew jackson, john quincy adams, and the election of 1828 by lynn hudson parsons oxford university press. Godey, sarah josepha hale, 104 pages contributors and contents. Detailed nationallevel presidential election results for 1864. Choose from 37 different sets of election of 1864 flashcards on quizlet. Godeys ladys book, january june, 1877, vol 94, a famous womens magazine in the 19th century, focusing on fashion, home life, literature and a variety of subjects. As the exact hue and sometimes the color itself, if she ran out of paint was left to each painter to decide. To further call into question lincolns reelection prospects, no president had been elected for a second term in the united states since andrew jackson. Waugh, a former bureau chief for the christian science monitor, recounts the 1864 election with great narrative skill. The outcome of the 1864 election is uncertain, but there seems to be a consensus that lincoln wont be president in 1864, as treasury secretary salmon chase and others are out for his job. Tuesday, november 4, 2014, was election day in philadelphia. The election of 1864 taking place in the middle of a civil war would be the most consequential presidential election in american history. The presidential election of 1864 in the north is a particularly strong example of the rhetorical power of the founding fathers. Godey once commented that he had 150 women working in their homes to apply the watercolor to each plate. The election of 1864 and the last temptation of abraham.
For the first and only time, a portion of the united states did not participate in the election. Mcclellan was the peace candidate but did not personally believe in. Mcclellan, by a wide margin of 21221 in the electoral college, with 55% of. Home 2020 election results election info weblog forum wiki search email login site info store note. The lincoln institutes web site presents an essay on the 1864 presidential election in the state of new york. The first volume of each year contains all of godeys magazines from january through june, and the second volume contains all of. Godeys also came to be known as an important literary magazine and included contributions by authors such as stowe, hawthorne, poe, and longfellow.
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