Object Details
depicted (sitter)
Lincoln, Abraham
Johnson, Andrew
Pendleton, George Hunt
McClellan, George B.
Description
This 1864 election poster shows portraits of the candidates for president and vice president, their parties’ platforms, and the candidates’ letters accepting their parties’ nominations.
Lincoln had good reason to doubt his chances for reelection. No president since Andrew Jackson in 1832 had won a second term.
The Democratic Party nominated Gen. George McClellan, whom Lincoln had removed from command. McClellan ran on an anti-Lincoln and anti-Emancipation Proclamation platform and left open the possibility of a negotiated peace with the South.
As the election approached, Union triumphs on the battlefield helped propel Lincoln to victory. He declared the election results a mandate to press on for an unconditional victory and a constitutional amendment to end slavery.
Gift of Ralph E. Becker, 1974
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
date made
1864
associated date
November 8, 1864
ID Number
PL.227739.1864.F07
catalog number
227739.1864.F07
accession number
274861
Object Name
broadside
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
white; pink; blue with black type (overall color)
Measurements
overall: 38 1/4 in x 28 1/2 in; 97.155 cm x 72.39 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York City
depicted
United States
Related Publication
Rubenstein, Harry R.. Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
See more items in
Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Selections from the Abraham Lincoln Collection
Princeton Posters
Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
Presidential Candidates
Elections
Political Campaigns
related event
Presidential Campaign of 1864
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_521518