Abraham Lincoln won the presidency in 1860 because the pro slavery vote was split between several candidates. He ran against three others. They were Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, Southern Democrat John C. Breckenridge and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. Lincoln was the only Republican and the first to win a presidential election.
I would not say, "late summer", because <u>Siege of Yorktown</u> initial movements started on September 28th and British troops surrender led by <u>Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis</u> happened on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia. Franco-American commanders were <u>General George Washington</u> and <u>Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau</u>. <u>Siege of Yorktown</u> was the last major land battle of the<em><u> American Revolutionary War</u></em>, as the surrender by <u>Cornwallis</u>, and the capture of his army, prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the conflict. After the British surrender, <u>Washington</u> sent Tench Tilghman to report the victory to Congress. The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, formally ending the war.
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