National Union Party (United States)

The National Union Party was the name used by the Republican Party and others for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election that was held during the Civil War. For the most part, state Republican parties did not change their name. The name was used to attract War Democrats and border states, Unconditional Unionists and Unionist Party members who would not vote for the Republican Party. The party nominated incumbent Republican President Abraham Lincoln and for Vice President Democrat Andrew Johnson, who were elected in an electoral landslide.

National Union Party (United States) Media

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  The Republican Party called itself the Union Party in 1864 and gave out this ballot for supporters to vote for Lincoln

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  Ulysses S. Grant/Schuyler Colfax 1868 National Union Republican campaign poster

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  1864 National Union Party presidential nominee, Abraham Lincoln

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  1864 National Union Party vice presidential nominee, Andrew Johnson

References

• Donald, David (1996). Lincoln. Excerpt and text search. pp. 516–544.
• Johnson, David (2012). Decided on the Battlefield: Grant, Sherman, Lincoln and the Election of 1864.
• Nevins, Allan (1971). The War for the Union: The Organized war to Victory, 1864–1865. pp 97–143.
• Nicolay, John G. and John Hay (1890). Abraham Lincoln: A History. vol 9. ch 3, 15 and 16.
• McSeveney, Samuel T. (1986). "Re-Electing Lincoln: The Union Party Campaign and the Military Vote in Connecticut". Civil War History. 32(2). pp. 139–158.
• Waugh, John C. (2001). Reelecting Lincoln: The Battle For The 1864 Presidency. Excerpt and text search.
• Zornow, William Frank (1954). Lincoln and the Party Divided.