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Union Party (1864) Think before you vote!

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08546 Author/Creator: Union Party (1864) Place Written: Michigan Type: Broadside Date: 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 30.6 x 21.7 cm. Order a Copy

Union broadside to citizens of Michigan promoting Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson for President and Vice President. Denounces Democratic candidate General George McClellan. Ends with, "If the Union and government is not maintained, the nation is disgraced before the Civilized World."

Union Party, 1864
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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