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Lincoln, Grant, and the 1864 Election

LINCOLN, GRANT, AND THE 1864 ELECTION

After McClellan's failed Penninsula Campaign, General John Pope attempted to take Richmond by advancing, not from the east as McClellan had, but from the north. He failed too. The Confederate General Robert E. Lee defeated him at the Second Battle of Manassas, although Lee had 10,000 fewer soldiers under his command.

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