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===U.S. House of Representatives===

===U.S. House of Representatives===

Logan was first elected to Congress in the 1858 midterms and in 1860 as a Democrat,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=8681 Candidate - John Alexander Logan]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> and later elected yet again from Illinois' at-large congressional district in the 1866 midterms by sixteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=634056 IL At-Large Race - Nov 06, 1866]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> He was re-elected in 1868<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=629386 IL At-Large Race - Nov 03, 1868]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> and 1870,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=629384 IL At-Large Race - Nov 08, 1870]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> with considerably narrower victory margins of 11% and 8% respectively.

Logan was first elected to Congress in the 1858 midterms and in 1860 as a Democrat,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=8681 Candidate - John Alexander Logan]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> and later elected yet again from Illinois' at-large congressional district in the 1866 midterms<ref name=battlefieldtrustbio/> by sixteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=634056 IL At-Large Race - Nov 06, 1866]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> He was re-elected in 1868<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=629386 IL At-Large Race - Nov 03, 1868]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> and 1870,<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=629384 IL At-Large Race - Nov 08, 1870]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> with considerably narrower victory margins of 11% and 8% respectively.

In the House, Logan emerged as an avid ally of Radical Republicans, frequently being quick to denounce Democrats as traitorous Confederates and [[Copperheads]] who dragged the nation into misery;<ref name=p.9-10>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', pp. 9–10.</ref> this tactic was known as "waving the bloody shirt." Logan furthermore stated on voting rights for blacks:<ref name=p.9-10/>

In the House, Logan emerged as an avid ally of Radical Republicans, frequently being quick to denounce Democrats as traitorous Confederates and [[Copperheads]] who dragged the nation into misery;<ref name=p.9-10>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', pp. 9–10.</ref> this tactic was known as "waving the bloody shirt." Logan furthermore stated on voting rights for blacks:<ref name=p.9-10/>