Union Republican Ballot, 1864
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President Abraham Lincoln's re-election hopes seemed slim in 1864 after a gloomy summer of Union military defeats and long casualty lists. But several Union victories gave him the needed public support to win the election by a landslide. Voters in New Hampshire deposited a ballot like this at their polling stations, choosing a slate of Republican electors who supported Lincoln and his vice-president, Andrew Johnson.
President Abraham Lincoln's re-election hopes seemed slim in 1864 after a gloomy summer of Union military defeats and long casualty lists. But several Union victories gave him the needed public support to win the election by a landslide. Voters in New Hampshire deposited a ballot like this at their polling stations, choosing a slate of Republican electors who supported Lincoln and his vice-president, Andrew Johnson.
Artifact
Ballot
Date Made
1864
Subject Date
1864
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
69.145.190
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6 in
Width: 2.938 in
Inscriptions
At top: Union REpublican Ticket./ ABRAHAM LINCOLN,/ OF ILLINOIS, FOR PRESIDENT./ ANDREW JOHNSON,/ OF TENNESSEE, FOR VICE-PRESIDENT On globe in illustration: OUR COUNTRY... Beneath image: The end is not far distant, if we will only be true to ourselves. Their only hope is in a divided North. -- Gen. Grant I hope peace will come soon, and come to stay, and so come to be worth the keeping in all future time. -- Abraham Lincoln Differences of opinion only encourage the enemy, prolong the war, and waste the country. If the rebellion triumphs, Free Government, North and South, fails. -- Andrew Johnson
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