Abraham Lincoln decided to run for president in 1860. With the help of many political figures, Lincoln beat out the other Republican candidates, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, and Edward Bates, to become the Republican nominee for the presidential election on May 18, 1860. Lincoln then had to face three other opponents in the general election, who were John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Lincoln’s rival, Stephen Douglas. At the end of the election, Lincoln received only forty percent of the popular vote but won 180 electoral votes of the possible 300 electoral votes. This meant that Lincoln had won the presidential election. Abraham Lincoln is now the sixteenth president of the United States and Lincoln’s journey as a president will now
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The Union’s past failures had pushed Lincoln to the brink of collapse. He had expressed heavily that the key to the Union’s failures was the slowness of the Union army. Lincoln wanted his field commanders to set a trap for the enemy when they were invading the Union’s land, Lincoln also wanted his commanders to block the Confederate’s retreat route. On April 9, 1862, Lincoln sent a telegram to one of his struggling generals, which was George McClellan. In the telegram, Lincoln expressed to McClellan that the war could only be won by fighting the enemy and not be endless maneuvers. Lincoln also told his field commanders and his generals to view the Confederates’ offense as an opportunity to strike. All of Lincoln's war suggestions slowly but surely sank into the field commanders’ and generals’ minds. Lincoln’s war suggestions was also another important factor that helped the Union win the …show more content…
Lincoln decided to issue and emancipation policy because he had thought that it was essentially a military necessity. William H. Seward decided to persuade Lincoln to withhold the proclamation until a major Union victory could add some force to the proclamation. So, Lincoln issued a preliminary warning of the freeing of slaves to the Confederates. They ignored Lincoln’s warning, which made Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1,
The Union’s past failures had pushed Lincoln to the brink of collapse. He had expressed heavily that the key to the Union’s failures was the slowness of the Union army. Lincoln wanted his field commanders to set a trap for the enemy when they were invading the Union’s land, Lincoln also wanted his commanders to block the Confederate’s retreat route. On April 9, 1862, Lincoln sent a telegram to one of his struggling generals, which was George McClellan. In the telegram, Lincoln expressed to McClellan that the war could only be won by fighting the enemy and not be endless maneuvers. Lincoln also told his field commanders and his generals to view the Confederates’ offense as an opportunity to strike. All of Lincoln's war suggestions slowly but surely sank into the field commanders’ and generals’ minds. Lincoln’s war suggestions was also another important factor that helped the Union win the …show more content…
Lincoln decided to issue and emancipation policy because he had thought that it was essentially a military necessity. William H. Seward decided to persuade Lincoln to withhold the proclamation until a major Union victory could add some force to the proclamation. So, Lincoln issued a preliminary warning of the freeing of slaves to the Confederates. They ignored Lincoln’s warning, which made Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1,