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1849 to 1853.--Zachary Taylor, of Louisiana, President, inaugurated March 4, 1849. Born in Virginia, 1784, died in Was.h.i.+ngton City, July 9, 1850.
Millard Fillmore, of New York, Vice-President. Born in Locke towns.h.i.+p, Cayuga county, N.Y., Jan. 7, 1800.
Millard Fillmore, President, after the death of Zachary Taylor, July 9, 1850. He took the oath of office, July 10, 1850.
POPULAR VOTE.--For President, Zachary Taylor, 1,362,031; Lewis Ca.s.s, of Michigan, 1,222,445; Martin Van Buren, (Free-Soil,) 291,455.
ELECTORAL VOTE.--For President, Zachary Taylor, 163; Lewis Ca.s.s, 127.--Total, 290. Thirty States voting.
For Vice-President, Millard Fillmore, 163; William O. Butler, Kentucky, 127.
1853 to 1857.--Franklin Pierce, of New Hamps.h.i.+re, President, inaugurated March 5, 1853. He was born at Hillsboro, N.H., Nov. 23, 1804.
William R. King, of Alabama, Vice-President. He was born in North Carolina, April 7, 1786, died at Cahawba, Ala., April 18, 1853.
POPULAR VOTE.--For President, Franklin Pierce, 1,590,490; Winfield Scott, 1,378,589; John P. Hale, New Hamps.h.i.+re, (Abolition,) 157,296.
ELECTORAL VOTE.--For President, Franklin Pierce, 254; Winfield Scott of New Jersey, 42.--Total, 296. Thirty-one States voting.
For Vice President, Wm. R. King, 254; Wm. A. Graham, North Carolina, 42.
1857 to 1861.--James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, President. He was born at Stony Batter, Franklin county, Penn., April 22, 1791.
John C. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, Vice-President. Born near Lexington, Kentucky, Jan. 21, 1820.
POPULAR VOTE.--For President, James Buchanan, (Democratic.) 1,832,232; John C. Fremont, California, (Republican,) 1,341,514; Millard Fillmore, New York, (American,) 874,707.
ELECTORAL VOTE.--For President, James Buchanan, 174; John C. Fremont, 109; Millard Fillmore, 8.--Total, 291. Thirty-one States voting.
For Vice-President, John Breckenridge, 174; Wm. L. Dayton, New Jersey, 109; A.J. Donelson, Tennessee, 8.--Total, 291.
1861 to 1865.--Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, President, inaugurated March 4, 1861. He was born near Muldraugh's Hill, Hardin county, Ky., Feb. 1809.
Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, Vice-President. He was born at Paris, Oxford county, Me., Aug. 27, 1809.
POPULAR VOTE.--For President, Abraham Lincoln, (Republican,) 1,857,610; Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, (Democratic,) 1,365,976; John C.
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, (Democratic,) 847,953; John Bell, of Tennessee, (Const.i.tutional Union,) 590,631.
ELECTORAL VOTE.--For President, Abraham Lincoln, 180; John C.
Breckinridge, 72; John Bell, 39; Stephen A. Douglas, 12.--Total, 291.
Thirty-three States voting.
For Vice-President, Hannibal Hamlin, Maine, 180; Joseph Lane, Oregon, 72; Edward Everett, Ma.s.sachusetts, 39; Herschel V. Johnson, Georgia, 12.
1865 to 1869.--Abraham Lincoln, President, inaugurated March 4, 1865.
Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, Vice-President.
POPULAR VOTE.--For President, Abraham Lincoln, (Republican,) 3,213,035; George B. McClellan, (Democrat,) 1,811,754.
Upon the a.s.sa.s.sination of President Lincoln, April 14, 1865, Andrew Johnson, then Vice-President, a.s.sumed the Presidency, and Lafayette S.
Foster, of Norwich, Conn., President of the Senate, became Vice-President.
POPULAR NAMES OF STATES.
Virginia, the Old Dominion.
Ma.s.sachusetts, the Bay State.
Maine, the Border State.
Rhode Island, Little Rhody.
New York, the Empire State.
New Hamps.h.i.+re, the Granite State.
Vermont, the Green Mountain State.
Connecticut, the Land of Steady Habits.
Pennsylvania, the Keystone State.
North Carolina, the Old North State.
Ohio, the Buckeye State.
South Carolina, the Palmetto State.
Michigan, the Wolverine State.
Kentucky, the Corn-Cracker.
Delaware, the Blue Hen's Chicken.
Missouri, the Puke State.
Indiana, the Hoosier State.
Illinois, the Sucker State.
Iowa, the Hawkeye State.
Wisconsin, the Badger State.
Florida, the Peninsular State.
Texas, the Lone Star State.
BATTLES OF THE REVOLUTION.
The following statistics show the losses of life in the various battles of the American Revolution, also the dates of the several battles:
British American Loss. Loss.
Lexington, April 15, 1775 273 84 Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775 1054 456 Flatbush, August 12, 1776 400 200 White Plains, August 26, 1776 400 400 Trenton, December 25, 1776 1000 9 Princeton, January 5, 1777 400 100 Hubbardstown, August 17, 1777 800 800 Bennington, August 16, 1777 800 100 Brandywine, September 11, 1777 500 1100 Stillwater, September 17, 1777 600 350 Germantown, October 5, 1777 600 1250 Saratoga, October 17, 1777[A] 5752 ....
Red Hook, October 22, 1777 500 32 Monmouth, June 25, 1778 400 130 Rhode Island, August 27, 1778 260 214 Briar Creek, March 30, 1779 13 400 Stony Point, July 15, 1779 600 100 Camden, August 16, 1779 375 610 King's Mountain, October 1, 1780 950 66 Cowpens, January 17, 1781 800 72 Guilford C.H., March 15, 1781 532 400 Hobkirk's Hill, April 25, 1781 400 460 Eutaw Springs, September, 1781 1000 550 Yorktown, October, 1781[A] 7072 ....
Total 25,481 7913
[A] Surrendered.
