National Union Party (United States) - Wikipedia
The National Union Party, commonly the Union Party or Unionists, was a wartime coalition of Republicans, War Democrats, and border state Unconditional Unionists that supported the Lincoln Administration during the American Civil War.
1864 United States presidential election - Wikipedia
Near the 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.
The Election of 1864 - American Battlefield Trust
Sep 17, 2014 · Republicans and a number of War Democrats together formed the National Union Party, which backed Lincoln as its nominee. An incumbent candidate had last been elected for a second term in 1832, and Lincoln’s shift to include emancipation in his war aims was troubling for many Northern voters.
United States presidential election of 1864 | Abraham Lincoln vs ...
Nov 1, 2024 · More committed to their broad strategic policies than to strict partisanship, the Republicans attempted to siphon the support of pro-war Democrats by temporarily renaming themselves the National Union Party and by replacing Vice Pres. Hannibal Hamlin on the ticket with Andrew Johnson , a former Democratic senator from Tennessee.
1864 National Union National Convention - Wikipedia
The 1864 National Union National Convention was the United States presidential nominating convention of the National Union Party, which was a name adopted by the main faction of the Republican Party in a coalition with many, if not most, War Democrats after some Republicans and War Democrats nominated John C. Frémont over Lincoln.
National Union Party (United States) - Wikiwand articles
The National Union Party, commonly the Union Party or Unionists, was a wartime coalition of Republicans, War Democrats, and border state Unconditional Unionists that supported the Lincoln Administration during the American Civil War.
Political Party Timeline: 1836-1864 | American Experience | PBS
The Constitutional Union Party was the anti-extremist party, absorbing Southern Whigs who didn't want to vote Democratic and Northern Whigs who felt the Republicans were too radical. They...
Healing the Nation’s Wounds - Library of Congress
The National Union Party, a temporary coalition of Republicans and War Democrats met in convention at Baltimore in early June 1864. They nominated Abraham Lincoln for a second term as president and Andrew Johnson, a Democrat and military governor of …
The Civil War in America November 1863–April 1865
In early June 1864, the National Union Party, a temporary coalition of Republicans and War Democrats (who had split from the anti-war Democratic Party) met in convention at Baltimore and nominated Abraham Lincoln for a second term as president and Andrew Johnson, a Democrat and military governor of Tennessee, for the vice presidency.
Election of 1864 - U.S. National Park Service
In an effort to broaden their constituency, the Republican Party chose to join with the War Democrats and called themselves the National Union Party. The National Union platform called for concluding the war with an unconditional Confederate surrender, an amendment to end slavery, and support for disabled veterans.
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