Civil War 150th anniversary: Fighting in the streets of Springfield breaks out during the Lincoln vs. McClellan election of 1864. Published: ; Nov. 02, 2014, 10:00 a.m.

On this day in history, November 8, 1864, President Lincoln defeats Gen. McClellan to win re-election Union voters were divided by competing visions for the end of the Civil War.

John Waugh spoke about the complex relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and General George McClellan from the early days of the Civil War when the president appointed General McClellan ...

After McClellan, Lincoln moved decisively through other leaders of the Army of the Potomac, appointing and then sacking Ambrose Burnside and Joseph Hooker before settling on George Meade.

On this day in 1864, in the midst of the Civil War, Democratic delegates nominated Gen. George McClellan to run against President Abraham Lincoln, who was seeking a second term.

In the summer of 1861, two very different but equally brilliant leaders formed a partnership that journalist-turned-Civil War writer John Waugh calls a "serious failure." In Lincoln and McClellan ...

In his latest book, “Lincoln vs. Davis: ... His acquiescence in McClellan’s scheme to attack Richmond, Va., from the Chesapeake led to the humiliating losses of the Peninsula Campaign.

John Waugh spoke about the complex relationship between President Abraham Lincoln and General George McClellan from the early days of the Civil War when the president appointed General McClellan ...