George H. Pendleton
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George Hunt Pendleton was an American politician and lawyer. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1864.
Currier and Ives print of the Democratic presidential party ticket, 1864. Lithograph with watercolor.
Pendleton in his later years.
Alice Key Pendleton, sculpted by Hiram Powers
1864 United States presidential election
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The 1864 United States presidential election was the 20th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1864. Near the end of the American Civil War, incumbent President Abraham Lincoln of the National Union Party easily defeated the Democratic nominee, former General George B. McClellan, by a wide margin of 212–21 in the electoral college, with 55% of the popular vote. For the election, the Republican Party and some Democrats created the National Union Party, especially to attract War Democrats.
Image: Abraham Lincoln O 77 matte collodion print
Image: George Mc Clellan 2 (cropped)
President Abraham Lincoln
Commanding General Ulysses S. Grant from Illinois