War Democrats - 1865-68

1865-68

Following Lincoln's 1865 assassination, Johnson became President. In the 1868 lead up to the first post-Civil War presidential election, President Johnson stood as a candidate for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, though he never finished higher than a distant second in the 22 ballots cast at the Democratic Convention.

Lincoln appointed other War Democrats to high civil and military offices. Some joined the Republican Party, while others remained Democrats.