Lesson 11.08: 1864-1865

• Introduction
• Confederate and Union Generals
• Prisoners of War
• The War Draws to an End
• The Election of 1864
• The Assassination of President Lincoln
• The Costs of War
• Practice
• Summary & Tasks

The Election of 1864

During the summer of 1864, Lincoln's prospects of reelection appeared grim. Grant's aggressive war tactics in Virginia had cost thousands of Union soldiers their lives. Some wanted peace at any cost. The South was still holding out, hoping that Northern discontentment with the war would cause either concessions to be made or grant the South their independence. The fall of Atlanta, Georgia and Mobile, AL, however, changed Northern morale.

Continue learning about the reelection of President Lincoln in the presentation below. Continue working on the 11.08 Civil War Crossword.