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General William Rosecrans was a prominent War Democrat who won important battles in the American Civil War’s Western Theather, though he would be relived of command by Grant following a devesating defeat at the Battle of Chickamauga. Lincoln was seriously considering Rosecrans as a running mate in 1864 and sent him a written request. Rosecrans showed interest in the offer and wrote back to the president. However this reply was never delivered as Secretary of War Edwin Stanton intercepted and destroysed the telegram.
What if Rosecrans was on the ticket rather than Johnson? How would the 1864 election be effected, and if Lincoln still dies in office what does a Rosecrans presidency look like?