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Republican Party
| March 20, 1854 | In Ripon, a group of citizens under led by attorney Alvan E. Bovay met in a schoolhouse in support of the abolition of slavery. They adopted the name "Republicans" | Wisconsin |
| July 6, 1854 | Meeting in Jackson a group of Republicans present the first statewide platform and nominate a slate of candidates | Michigan |
| February 22, 1856 | The first "national" meeting of the Republican Party is held in Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
| Election of 1856 | ||
| Civil War Firsts | ||
| June 17, 1856 June 19, 1856 |
Republican Convention nominates John C. Fremont for President. | |
| Election of 1856 | ||
| John C. Fremont | ||
| November 4, 1856 | Democrats James Buchanan and John C. Breckinridge defeat Republicans John C. Fremont and William Dayton and American (Know-Nothing) Party candidates Millard Fillmore and Andrew Donelson | |
| Election of 1856 | ||
| James Buchanan | ||
| Millard Fillmore | ||
| John Breckinridge | ||
| John C. Fremont | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| June 15, 1858 | Abraham Lincoln makes his "House Divided" speech before the Illinois Republican Convention to kick off his senatorial run against Stephen Douglas | Illinois |
| A House Divided [Full Text] | ||
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| May 16, 1860 May 18, 1860 |
Republican Convention is held in Chicago, Illinois. William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase and Abraham Lincoln of Illinois are the leading contenders from a field of 12 candidates. Lincoln wins on the third ballot. Hannibal Hamlin of Maine, an outspoken, long-time abolitionist is chosen for vice-president. | Illinois |
| The Election of 1860 | ||
| Salmon P. Chase | ||
| 1860 Republican Convention | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| William Seward | ||
| November 6, 1860 | Republican Abraham Lincoln wins the Presidential election with 39.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen Douglas, John Breckinridge and John Bell. | |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Causes of the Civil War | ||
| John Breckinridge | ||
| The Election of 1860 | ||
| November 4, 1862 | For the first time since the party was founded, Republicans lose seats in Congress. | |
| December 16, 1862 | In a Republican caucus Senators vote 13-11 support a resolution calling for the resignation of William Seward. | |
| 1862 Cabinet Crisis | ||
| William Seward | ||
| December 17, 1862 | Republicans vote to ask for a reconstruction of Lincoln's cabinet. During the meeting, Secretary of State William Seward and his son, the Assistant Secretary of State, resign. | |
| 1862 Cabinet Crisis | ||
| William Seward | ||
| December 19, 1862 | An evening meeting at the White House, 8 Republican Senators and Lincoln's Cabinet discuss the reorganization of the Cabinet. | |
| 1862 Cabinet Crisis | ||
| March 4, 1864 | Republican Michael Hahn is inaugrated governor of Louisiana. | Louisiana |
| May 31, 1864 | A small convention in Cleveland of Republican abolitionists unhappy with Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and other things, nominates John C. Fremont for president. | Ohio |
| John C. Fremont | ||
| Election of 1864 | ||
| June 7, 1864 | The Republican (National Union) Convention opens in Baltimore, Maryland. | Maryland |
| Election of 1864 | ||
| June 8, 1864 | The Republican National Convention nominates Abraham Lincoln to run for President and Andrew Johnson to run for Vice-President | Maryland |
| Election of 1864 | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| July 1, 1864 | Already passed in the U. S. House, the Senate approves the Wade-Davis Reconstruction Bill 26-3 with 20 abstentions. Lincoln will pocket veto the bill. Radical Republicans had been unhappy with Reconstruction efforts in Louisiana and Arkansas requiring 10 per cent of previous voters approval to restore a state | |
| September 23, 1864 | To please Radical Republicans before the Election of 1864, Lincoln asks Montgomery Blair to resign as Postmaster General, which he does later in the day. | |
| November 8, 1864 | Republican Abraham Lincoln defeats Democrat George McClellan to serve a second term as President of the United States. Andrew Johnson, a unionist from Tennessee is his Vice President | |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Election of 1864 | ||
| George McClellan | ||
| Andrew Johnson | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| May 20, 1868 May 21, 1868 |
Republican Convention nominates Ulysses S. Grant to run for President of the United States and Schuyler Colfax as Vice-president | |
| Election of 1868 | ||
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| January 6, 1876 | James G. Blaine of Maine, a leading Republican and potential presidential candidate opposes granting amnesty to the 750 remaing Confederate leaders on the floor of the House. | Maine |
| Election of 1876 | ||
| June 14, 1876 June 16, 1876 |
The three-day Republican Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio (Hayes home state) shifted its support from front runner James Blaine to Rutherford B. Hayes on the second ballot. | Ohio |
| Election of 1876 | ||
| Rutherford B. Hayes | ||
| November 7, 1876 | Republican candidates Rutherford B. Hayes and William Wheeler defeat Democratic candidates Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas Hendricks, although the results will not be known until much later. | |
| Election of 1876 | ||
| Rutherford B. Hayes | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| January 8, 1877 | Francis Nicholls, a Confederate general is inaugurated governor. Stephen B. Packard, a Republican, tried to claim victory. | Louisiana |
| November 2, 1880 | Republican James Garfield defeats Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock in the Presidential election | |
| Election of 1880 | ||
| Winfield Scott Hancock | ||
| James Garfield | ||
| Democratic Party | ||
| March 10, 1980 | David Treen becomes Louisiana's first Republican governor since Reconstrution |
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