18 February 1860ElectionJefferson Davis
Elected President of the Confederacy
Historical records for United States of America in 1860, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Elected President of the Confederacy
Lincoln addresses Hartford Republicans before the presidential campaign
Lincoln remains in Springfield on the eve of the presidential election
Grover Cleveland marries France's Folsom
Grover Cleveland marries France's Folsom
Lincoln speaks to Connecticut Republicans during his New England tour
Lincoln defeats Stephen Douglas John C Breckinridge and John Bell in the 1860 presidential election
Lincoln is elected 16th President of the United States
Illinois Republicans promote Lincoln as the Rail Candidate
Illinois Republicans endorse Lincoln for the presidency at Decatur
Lincoln supporters use the rail splitter image to strengthen his popular appeal
Lincoln speaks across New England after the Cooper Union Address
Republican leaders notify Lincoln of his nomination for President
Republicans circulate campaign biographies presenting Lincoln as a self made western candidate
Lincoln conducts much of the presidential campaign from Springfield
Republican newspapers promote Lincoln as a moderate and electable candidate
Lincoln avoids major public speaking while Republican organizers run the national campaign
Republican Wide Awake clubs campaign for Lincoln with public rallies and torchlight parades
Lincoln campaigns in a four candidate presidential race
Republicans focus on winning free state electoral votes
Lincoln manages political correspondence with Republican allies across the country
Republican rallies promote Lincoln as the candidate of free labor and national growth
Republicans intensify campaign work before the national election
Republican state victories strengthen confidence in Lincolns presidential campaign
Resigns his commission & joins the Confederacy, alongside one third of Army Officers
Appointed State Engineer-in-Chief
Republicans open their national convention in Chicago
Republicans adopt a national platform opposing the expansion of slavery
Lincoln becomes the national standard bearer of the Republican Party
Lincoln is chosen as the Republican candidate for the 1860 presidential election
Lincoln wins the Republican presidential nomination on the third ballot
Republicans nominate Hannibal Hamlin as Lincolns running mate
South Carolina votes to secede after Lincolns election
Lincoln formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination
Lincoln delivers the Cooper Union Address and impresses eastern Republicans
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