Democratic Party The Democratic platform. Gen. McClellan's letter of acceptance.

GLC01701

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GLC#
GLC01701
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
1864
Author/Creator
Democratic Party
Title
The Democratic platform. Gen. McClellan's letter of acceptance.
Place Written
New York
Pagination
4 p. : Height: 36 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

An official printing of General George McClellan's acceptance of the Democratic nomination for president on first page. The rest of the broadside is a Pro-Democratic comparison of the Democratic and Republican platforms, and military policies. Reprints campaign songs, military policies, and excerpts from letters and quotes of President Abraham Lincoln.

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