History of the United States . DAVID G. FARRAGUT COMMANDING HIS FLAGSHIP IN ACTION was compelled to burn them at sea, and this single vessel duringthe two years of its career almost destroyed the Atlantic commerceof the United States. After sinking the United States cruiserHatteras, off Galveston, it was itself sunk off the coast of Franceby the United States warship Kearsarge.^ •5 Both were wooden vessels, but Captain Winslow of the Kearsarge hadprotected the more vulnerable portions of his ship by iron chains skilfullyconcealed by planks. The Confederate cruiser Shenmidoah also had a remarka
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History of the United States . DAVID G. FARRAGUT COMMANDING HIS FLAGSHIP IN ACTION was compelled to burn them at sea, and this single vessel duringthe two years of its career almost destroyed the Atlantic commerceof the United States. After sinking the United States cruiserHatteras, off Galveston, it was itself sunk off the coast of Franceby the United States warship Kearsarge.^ •5 Both were wooden vessels, but Captain Winslow of the Kearsarge hadprotected the more vulnerable portions of his ship by iron chains skilfullyconcealed by planks. The Confederate cruiser Shenmidoah also had a remarkable career, con-tinuing its ojwrations in the Pacific long after the surrender at Appomattox.Ahen it learned of the fall of the Confederacy, it directed its course to Euro-pean waters and furled the last Confederate flag as late as November 6, 1865.. 314 LINCOLN ADMINISTRATION; CAMPAIGNS OF 1864 In 1864, the six-year term of the Confederate President nothaving expired, there were no elections in the South. In theRe-election North, however, President Lincoln was renominated of Fresident Lincoln, 1864 by the RepubHcans, with Andrew Johnson of Tennes-see as their candidate for Vice-President. The Democrats nomi-nated General George B. McClellan of New Jersey and George H.Pendleton of Ohio. The election resulted inan overwhelming victory for Lincoln andJohnson. In the same year Nevada was ad-mitted to the Union as the thirty-sixth State.Summary.—The year ended with the Con-federacy cut in two along the line of the Mis-sissippi, and the eastern half in turn dividedby Shermans operations. The defeat of Hoodby Thomas in Tennessee had well nigh de-^ stroyed effective opposition to Federal arms N. B. FORREST jj^ thc wcst, cxccpt by small but active forcesTen ?ufv1.3^ii2i of lufautry and cavalry under Generals Rich-^^iZlwdo^id ardTaylor,