The 1862–63 United States Senate elections were held from January 4, 1862, to November 13, 1863. Regularly scheduled elections were held for 20 out of the 70 seats in the United States Senate, and spe
James A. Bayard, Jr. Brady Handy
Daniel D. Pratt, Brady Handy photo portrait, sitting
Hon. L.M. Morrill, Maine NARA 530515
Reverdy Johnson
The National Union Party, commonly known as the Union Party, and sometimes as the Republican–Union coalition, was a coalition of Republicans, War Democrats, and Unconditional Unionists that supported
1862–63 United States Senate elections
…seats in the United States Senate, and special elections were held in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Oregon, and Rhode Island. The Republican–Union coalition retained their majority despite an unfavorable national environment. U.S. senators are divided into three classes whose six-year terms are staggered…
1864 National Union Party campaign banner
John Bell (left) and Edward Everett, candidates of the Constitutional Union Party in 1860
William H. Seward, secretary of state in Lincoln's administration and a key contributor to the Union Party strategy
First inauguration of Abraham Lincoln at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 4, 1861