Lincoln is re-elected for a second term, just days before people were debating if re-electing him was a good idea. Sometimes it’s hard for certain people to think and believe that Abraham Lincoln nearly lost this election. Facing George McClellan was tough for Lincoln but in the long run he won by more than 400,000 of the popular votes do to the Union's recent victories. Mostly Sherman's march. As said before McClellan was a tough candidate to go against most people thought McClellan was gonna take his spot in the presidential election, because Lincoln was having a hard time finding generals to lead us in the war. At the same time Mr.McClellan was being very successful. At one point he was Lincoln's own general and leaded the Union to the battle of Antietam. Lincoln was quoted saying “He was overly careful and slow to act, if he's not gonna use the army, I would like to borrow it.” After Antietam he started to not listen to what Lincoln would say. Making Lincoln say “you're …show more content…
After being elected again he leads the U.S into the battle of Gettysburg which was a huge turnaround for the Union, and basically summed up and ended the war, with the Union on top. Many just remember Lincoln for his successful times in the Civil War, but towering over most in height and being successful, being at 6”4 and very successful in his young life before the war. Even though he was born into a rural poor family, he found a way to get to school and grow up to be one of the most memorable presidents. Lincoln was born in Kentucky, and grew up with an average education as pointed out above. At the age of 9 years old he lost his mother Nancy who died of an untreatable illness called Milk disease. Lincoln says “All that I know or hope to be,I owe to my angel mother.” Abe was an excellent reader and writer, and on top of that took his studies very seriously. In 1863 Lincoln received his law