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 The Republican National Convention unanimously nominated Lincoln for his second term on June 7, 1864. McClellan was nominated by the Democrats.

Lincoln was elected by an overwhelming majority. The war was rapidly approaching termination. The Southern ports were closely blockaded and on the ninth of April General Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House. Peace at last spread her wings over the land. Now came the problem of reconstruction. No man was more capable of handling this difficult problem than was Lincoln, and had he lived, the chaotic condition that existed in the South might have been quickly remedied.