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Union Party (1864) Before Election. After Election.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08498.02 Author/Creator: Union Party (1864) Place Written: s.l. Type: Ephemera Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 ticket ; 22.5 x 10.8 cm. Order a Copy

Cartoon type anti McClellan ballot. Humorous scenes of before and after General George McClellan is defeated in the presidential election of 1864. He ran on the Democratic ticket.

McClellan, George B., 1826-1885

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