On November 7, 1864, Syracuse’s Republican mayor, Archibald Campbell Powell, issued two connected and rather telling proclamations to his fellow citizens. First, he reminded them that, however much it ...
As if it weren%E2%80%99t hard enough to win the Civil War, Generals Grant and Sherman labored under the knowledge that if they failed, Lincoln would lose his bid for ...
Q: I recently came across this commemorative coin for the presidential election of 1864. The image of George McClellan is on one side; his running mate, George Pendleton, is on the other. Value? Is ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Richmond National Battlefield Park will host an event commemorating the anniversary of the 5th United States Colored Troops voting in the 1864 presidential election at Fort ...