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U.S. Grant Urges Iowans to Approve Suffrage for Black Men
The following was passed along by ECW’s friend William Underhill, one of the stalwart keeper’s of Ulysses S. Grant’s flame as a member of the Friends of Grant Cottage, the organization that staffs the site where Grant died in upstate … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Politics, Primary Sources, Reconstruction, Slavery
Tagged Elections, Grant Cottage, Iowa, Iowa State Weekly Register, Slaves, suffrage, U.S. Grant, Voting, William Underhill
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1860’s Politics: Statistics & The Soldiers’ Vote
It’s Election Day in the U.S.A. (Don’t forget to vote). As we watch the tally of popular and electoral votes this evening, remember that presidential elections and the electoral college have been in existence since 1787 (when the Constitution was signed). … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Lincoln, Politics
Tagged 1860s-politics, 1864 Election, absentee ballot, Democrats, Republican, soldiers vote, statistics, Voting
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Presentations From the 2014 Emerging Civil War Symposium-Meg Thompson
As we gear up for this years Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, we wanted to share this presentation from last years ECW Symposium. As you may recall, we were honored to have C-SPAN cover our first major symposium. Below is … Continue reading
