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5. Yeah, in August the war was bogged down

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Wed Jul 10, 2024, 08:05 PM

Jul 2024

with Sherman's forces besieging Atlanta, and it was a very slow campaign.

That changed when Atlanta was finally captured in September, giving Lincoln his badly-needed victory. Without Atlanta, Lincoln could very well have lost the election.

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August 1864 Quotes [View all] ITAL Jul 2024 OP

Lincoln did not run for re-election as a Republican in November 1964 Simeon Salus Jul 2024 #1

Technically, correct ITAL Jul 2024 #2

1864 must have seemed a particularly bad year to be an incumbent President, with an increasingly unpopular war Simeon Salus Jul 2024 #3

Agreed ITAL Jul 2024 #4

Yeah, in August the war was bogged down Wednesdays Jul 2024 #5