Which improved Lincoln’s chances for reelection in 1864?

General William Tecumseh Sherman captured Atlanta in September 1864, a major Union victory that boosted Northern morale and strengthened support for Lincoln’s reelection. McClellan was a Union general and Lincoln’s presidential opponent, not the commander who captured Atlanta. Confederate soldiers’ voting and claims that Union soldiers were forced to vote do not explain Lincoln’s improved chances.

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