Term:
Election of 1864 (scroll down for
definition)
Definition:
Election of 1864
Lincoln beat
George B. McClellan (who he had fired as Commander of the Army of
the Potomac)
Lincoln put
Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, as his runningmate to attract Democratic
votes in the North. This decision would lead to great controversy
during the Reconstruction Era.
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