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- "Photograph of President Lincoln Meeting General McClellan and Staff at Antietam in October 1862" - President Abraham Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan and his officers at Antietam, Maryland. Alexander Gardner made the photograph on October 3, 1862. At the time, this was the main eastern theater of the Civil War. President Lincoln often conferred with his commanders in the field. Lincoln, at 6-feet 4-inches and wearing his distinctive top hat, towers over the officers.
- October 03, 1862
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"Photograph of President Lincoln Meeting General McClellan and Staff at Antietam in October 1862"
President Abraham Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan and his officers at Antietam, Maryland. Alexander Gardner made the photograph on October 3, 1862. At the time, this was the main eastern theater of the Civil War. President Lincoln often conferred with his commanders in the field. Lincoln, at 6-feet 4-inches and wearing his distinctive top hat, towers over the officers.
- Photomechanical Print, "October 3, 1862--Lincoln and McClellan after Antietam--McClellan's Last Battle" - President Lincoln put his hopes for Union victory in General George McClellan. But chance after chance, McClellan moved too slowly and cautiously to decisively win battles. Lincoln met with McClellan after the Battle of Antietam, urging him to pursue Robert E. Lee in battle. The meeting did not go well and about a month later, Lincoln relieved McClellan of command.
- October 03, 1862
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Photomechanical Print, "October 3, 1862--Lincoln and McClellan after Antietam--McClellan's Last Battle"
President Lincoln put his hopes for Union victory in General George McClellan. But chance after chance, McClellan moved too slowly and cautiously to decisively win battles. Lincoln met with McClellan after the Battle of Antietam, urging him to pursue Robert E. Lee in battle. The meeting did not go well and about a month later, Lincoln relieved McClellan of command.
- Democratic Party Presidential Election Ballot, Massachusetts, 1864 - During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. Bold voters could scratch out or paste over names. This ballot had blank spaces when no party candidate ran -- voters had to fill it in themselves.
- 1864
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Democratic Party Presidential Election Ballot, Massachusetts, 1864
During the mid-1800s, Americans used preprinted ballots to vote. Political parties printed and distributed these ballots, sometimes through local partisan newspapers. These ballots listed candidates only from a single party -- so everyone knew who you voted for. Bold voters could scratch out or paste over names. This ballot had blank spaces when no party candidate ran -- voters had to fill it in themselves.
- Letter by George M. Dewees, September 3, 1864 -
- September 03, 1864
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Letter by George M. Dewees, September 3, 1864
- Printing Block, "The Winning Hand," 1864 - Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces an 1864 political cartoon that shows Democratic Presidential candidate General George McClellan supposedly holding "The Winning Hand."
- 1864
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Printing Block, "The Winning Hand," 1864
Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces an 1864 political cartoon that shows Democratic Presidential candidate General George McClellan supposedly holding "The Winning Hand."
- Political Cartoon, "The Old Bull Dog on the Right Track," 1864 -
- 1864
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Political Cartoon, "The Old Bull Dog on the Right Track," 1864
- Political Cartoon, "Your Plan and Mine," 1864 -
- 1864
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Political Cartoon, "Your Plan and Mine," 1864
- McClellan Presidential Campaign Lantern, 1864 - Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Inexpensive paper lanterns glowed with the image or name of the party's candidate or other patriotic imagery. In 1864, backers of General George McClellan used lanterns like this to call for the defeat of the "Old Joker," President Abraham Lincoln.
- 1864
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McClellan Presidential Campaign Lantern, 1864
Late-nineteenth-century political parties rallied their supporters by holding torchlight parades. In the evening, marchers lit up the street carrying torches, lamps and lanterns. Inexpensive paper lanterns glowed with the image or name of the party's candidate or other patriotic imagery. In 1864, backers of General George McClellan used lanterns like this to call for the defeat of the "Old Joker," President Abraham Lincoln.
- Abraham Lincoln Visiting Military Officers at Antietam in 1862 - President Abraham Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan and his officers at Antietam, Maryland. Alexander Gardner made the photograph on October 3, 1862. At the time, this was the main eastern theater of the Civil War. President Lincoln often conferred with his commanders in the field. Lincoln, at 6-feet 4-inches and wearing his distinctive top hat, towers over the officers.
- October 03, 1862
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Abraham Lincoln Visiting Military Officers at Antietam in 1862
President Abraham Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan and his officers at Antietam, Maryland. Alexander Gardner made the photograph on October 3, 1862. At the time, this was the main eastern theater of the Civil War. President Lincoln often conferred with his commanders in the field. Lincoln, at 6-feet 4-inches and wearing his distinctive top hat, towers over the officers.
- Political Cartoon, "Abraham's Dream!," 1864 -
- 1864
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Political Cartoon, "Abraham's Dream!," 1864