Everything about War Democrats totally explained
War Democrats were those who broke with the majority of the
Democratic Party and supported the military policies of
President Abraham Lincoln during the
American Civil War of 1861–1865. In the
1864 presidential election, War Democrats and the
Republicans jointly nominated Lincoln, a Republican, for president and nominated
Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, for vice president in what was called the "
Union Party" ticket.
To court Democrats, Lincoln appointed many to high civil and military offices to win over some Democratic votes. Some joined the Republican Party, while others remained Democrats. Their opponents in the Democratic party included
Peace Democrats or
Copperheads, Democrats who remained loyal to the concept of Union but either advocated negotiated settlement with the
Confederacy or openly supported the "
state's rights" underpinnings of the Confederate policy.
Prominent War Democrats included:
- Andrew Johnson, the U.S. senator and then military governor of Tennessee who was elected Vice President in 1864 on a ticket with Lincoln. After Lincoln's assassination, he served as President from 1865–69.
- John Brough, Governor of Ohio.
- Benjamin F. Butler, Congressman from Massachusetts; general
- John Adams Dix, of New York. Buchanan's Secretary of the Treasury, general
- Stephen A. Douglas, Senator from Illinois; Democratic Party's northern candidate in the presidential election of 1860; he died when the war was just a few weeks old.
- Ulysses S. Grant, storekeeper in Illinois; general
- Joseph Holt, Kentucky; Buchanan's Secretary of War; Lincoln's Judge-Advocate General of the Army
- Francis Kernan, Congressman from New York
- John A. Logan, Congressman from Illinois; general
- George B. McClellan, railroad president; general; Democratic presidential nominee in 1864
- Joel Parker, Governor of New Jersey
- David Tod, Governor of Ohio
- Edwin M. Stanton, Ohio; Buchanan's Attorney General; Lincoln's Secretary of War
Other usage
The term is also used, albeit not as widely, to describe Democrats who support President
George W. Bush's prosecution of the
War on Terror following the
9/11 terrorist attacks. Some prominent modern-day "War Democrats" include Senator
Joe Lieberman, former Senator
Zell Miller, former House majority leader
Dick Gephardt, and commentator
Tammy Bruce.
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