Tag Archives: Voting

U.S. Grant Urges Iowans to Approve Suffrage for Black Men

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

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 →

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1860’s Politics: Statistics & The Soldiers’ Vote

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Sarah Kay Bierle

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 →

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Presentations From the 2014 Emerging Civil War Symposium-Meg Thompson

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Emerging Civil War

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 →

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