Medal, George B. McClellan, 1864
date: label: associated date
content: 1864
name: label: associated institution
content: Democratic National Party
notes: label: Description
content: General George B. McClellan symbolized an alternative vision of the north’s efforts in the Civil War. The dashing young general was deeply popular to those who saw the war as a partisan battle, by Lincoln’s Republican party, to end slavery, crush the south, and remake American society. A coalition of soldiers, opponents of emancipation, Irish-Catholic immigrants, and others who opposed the prosecution of the war supported McClellans 1864 presidential bid, but it as not enough to overcome Lincolns strong support by 55% of voters.
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1864.B50
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1864.B50
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, white (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 mm; 1 1/4 in