Election Day results
1860, Nov. 6: The fateful Election Day. Lincoln wasn’t even on the ballot in ten of the eleven Southern states …
Yearly Archives: 1860
Lincoln splits no rails in Essex County.
In the 1860 election, Essex County was divided. Severely. There were four men on the presidential ballot. John Bell, who …
John Bell plays the Slavery card
1860, May 9: The Constitutional Union Party held its convention in Baltimore, and wound up nominating John Bell of Tennessee, …
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