Here is the question :
WHAT UNION GENERAL RAN AGAINST LINCOLN IN THE 1864 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?
Here is the option for the question :
- George McClellan
- Ambrose Burnside
- Montgomery Meigs
- Henry Halleck
The Answer:
And, the answer for the the question is :
Explanation:
[STC0012063]. George McClellan, sometimes known as “Little Mac,” was a cautious general who declined to pursue General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia despite never being defeated in battle. Even after President Abraham Lincoln dismissed McClellan in November 1862, the general continued to have widespread support, which led to his nomination as the Democratic candidate for President in 1864. Strangely, McClellan was at odds with the peace policy of his own party, and Lincoln comfortably beat the divided Democrats in the ensuing election.