In 1860, Abraham Lincoln (and the Republican Party) stood as the only viable alternative to the moral indifference of Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas’s “popular sovereignty” and the pro-slavery ...

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The president’s name was James Buchanan, and Larson’s book is about the winter of 1860-61, the four pivotal months between Abraham Lincoln’s election on November 6, 1860 and his inauguration ...

But in the Autumnal election of 1860, the Constitutional Party of Liberty in America has elected a President, in the person of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, [loud applause,] who will, on his assumption of the ...

Author and history professor Rachel Shelden discussed the campaigns for the presidential nominees in the 1860 election.

Complete Guide to Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky, including things to do, history, hours, ...

Only 4,696 residents decided for Lincoln. That was a far worse percentage of the total vote than in 1860. Then, Lincoln received 5,128 votes, or 47%, in a four-way election.

LINCOLN did not come to New-York in February 1860, the time referred to, at the invitation of the Republican Union and it was not "under their auspices that our candidate for the Presidency became ...

In the 1860 election, the relatively new Republican party nominated Abraham Lincoln as president and Hannibal Hamlin as vice president. While Lincoln was a Midwesterner, a former Whig party member, ...

The Election Lincoln Triumphant. Share full article Nov. 7, 1860 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from November 7, 1860, Page 4 Buy Reprints View on timesmachine ...

At the Republican National Convention in May 1860 Lincoln was named as the presidential nominee of the Republican Party for the national election.

Author and history professor Rachel Shelden highlighted the importance of the 1860 election.