As the battles continued, Abraham Lincoln was reelected as President. It’s so great, you wish you walked 100 miles to see it. As the 16th President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln was reelected on November 8, 1864. Lincoln has beaten the Democratic candidate, George B. McCLellan. Abraham Lincoln dominated the debate, by 191 electoral votes and 408,428 popular votes. It was an outstanding race, but President A. Lincoln won with 212 electoral votes and 2,213,665 popular votes. George B. McCLellan lost with 21 electoral votes and 1,805,237 popular votes. Lincoln faced many challenges getting to this point. We as the north, can all agree that he was starting to go down the drain. Soon after he became very successful and we gave him what he deserved, four more years as president. He had signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 which was supposed to free the slaves in the Confederate states. Although the Confederates did not listen because they have no common sense and they thought that Abraham Lincoln is not their president. They thought that Jefferson Davis was their leader. Due to Lincoln’s reelection, any hope for making a settlement with the Confederacy was gone. The Southerners are even seceding! …show more content…
He was born and raised in a one room, log cabin with a poor family (Although his wife, Mary was born and raised in a wealthy family). He even taught himself to read. It is also a great thing that he is a man that knows the importance of succes. He is married to a lady named Mary Todd Lincoln in 1842. Mary and Lincoln had four kids. Robert first, Eddie second, Willie third, and Tad fourth. Lincoln's second son, Eddie died at age three in 1850. His third son, Willie died at age 12 in 1862. His two walking sons are Tad and Robert. Lincoln has lived a challenging