Lincoln and the 1864 Election
Even Lincoln expected to lose in 1864. Explore the election that became a referendum on the war.
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Lincoln and the 1864 Election
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Even Lincoln expected to lose in 1864. Explore the election that became a referendum on the war.
Summer 1864 is the North's darkest hour. Grant is stalled at Petersburg, Sherman outside Atlanta, and even Lincoln believes he will lose. Explore an election unlike any before, as Democrats nominate General George McClellan on a peace platform and pressure mounts to drop emancipation. Discover why Lincoln refused. From Ken Burns's The Civil War.
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Lincoln and the 1864 Election
Clip: Episode 4 | 4m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Summer 1864 is the North's darkest hour. Grant is stalled at Petersburg, Sherman outside Atlanta, and even Lincoln believes he will lose. Explore an election unlike any before, as Democrats nominate General George McClellan on a peace platform and pressure mounts to drop emancipation. Discover why Lincoln refused. From Ken Burns's The Civil War.
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