National Union Party

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The National Union Party was a temporary name used by the U.S. Republican Party during the 1864 presidential election to attract War Democrats and border-state Unionists in support of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.

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Label Occurrences
National Union Party canonical 5
National Union ticket 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political party
alsoKnownAs National Union ticket
appliedTo Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
campaignSloganTheme Union and victory in the Civil War
country United States
electionYear 1864
electoralOutcome won 1864 United States presidential election
followedBy Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
formedFrom Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
historicalEra American Civil War
ideology Unionism
linked to: Union
includedFaction War Democrats
linked to: Democratic Party

border-state Unionists
keyIssue preservation of the Union
prosecution of the Civil War to victory
nominatedForPresident Abraham Lincoln
nominatedForVicePresident Andrew Johnson
opposedBy Democratic Party (United States)
linked to: Democratic Party
politicalPosition pro-Civil War effort
pro-Union
precededBy Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
purpose to attract War Democrats
to attract border-state Unionists
status defunct political party
supportedCandidate Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
supportedPresident Abraham Lincoln
timePeriod 1864–1865
usedAsNameDuring 1864 United States presidential election
vicePresidentialNomineePartyAffiliation Democrat (Andrew Johnson)

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Andrew Johnson politicalParty National Union Party
National Union Party alsoKnownAs National Union ticket
linked to: National Union Party
Joseph Roswell Hawley memberOfPoliticalParty National Union Party