War and Politics:
Lincoln, Virginia and the Election of 1864
How did the bloody military stalemate in Virginia affect the presidential election of 1864?
Also, how did candidates and generals respond to events during that long summer?
Election of 1864 Images
All images courtesy of the Library of Congress, the Civil War Trust or Harp Week-a collection of cartoons from Harper's Weekly
Poltical Party Campaign Banners
Left to Right: Radical Democracy Party Candidates John Fremont and John Cochrane;
National Union Party Candidates Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson;
Democratic Party Candidates George McClellan and George Pendleton
Various Political Cartoons and Broadsides
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"Platforms Illustrated"
Cartoonist: Unknown
Source: Library of Congress
Date: 1864
"A Little Game of Bagatelle …"
Cartoonist: Unknown
Source: Library of Congress
Date: 1864
“Jeff Davis and the Chicago Platform Last Ditch”
Cartoonist: Unknown
Source: The Funniest of Awl and the Phunnyest Sort of Phun (from Harp Week)
Date: No. 5, 1864, p. 4 (bottom)
"The Gunboat Candidate at the Battle of Malvern Hill"
Cartoonist: Unknown
Source: Library of Congress
Date: 1864
"Union and Liberty! And Union and Slavery!"
Cartoonist: Unknown
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
“House-Clearing at Washington”
Cartoonist: Unknown
Source: Frank Leslie’s Budget of Fun (from Harp Week)
Date: June 1, 1864, pp. 8-9
"Marvelous Equestrian Performance on Two Animals"
Cartoonist: Frank Bellew
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: October 8, 1864, p. 656
"George B McClellan - 1864 Election Broadside"
Source: University of Chicago Library, courtesy of the Civil War Trust
Date: 1864
"The True Issue or 'That’s What’s the Matter' "
Cartoonist: Unknown
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864