Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1864, near the end of the American Civil War. Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln of the National Union Party easily defeated the D
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Commanding General Ulysses S. Grant from Illinois
George B. McClellan
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George Brinton McClellan was an American military officer, politician, and engineer who served as the 24th governor of New Jersey from 1878 to 1881, as Commanding General of the United States Army fro
1864 United States presidential election
…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…
Portrait by Mathew Benjamin Brady, 1861
The Julian Scott portrait of McClellan in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
McClellan and Ellen Mary "Nelly" (Marcy) McClellan
Patriotic cover honoring the arrival of McClellan in Washington, D.C., on July 26, 1861