1864 Civil War Abraham Lincoln Vinton Co. , Ohio Presidential Ballot 3
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The Lincoln - McClellan
Presidential Election of 1864 ...; Super Nice Condition A Nice Abraham Lincoln Ballot
from Vinton Co. Ohio.
The Presidential campaign of 1864 was an interesting one. The Civil War was still raging and Abraham Lincoln was running for re-election. Although Lincoln was a Republican, he chose Andrew Johnson, a Southern Democrat from Tennessee, to be his running mate. He knew he needed the southern vote to win and Johnson was accepted in the south. For the Democrats their candidate was General George B. McClellan, who Ironically Lincoln had relieved of the Union Army command in 1862. When the vote was cast on Nov. 8th.1864, Lincoln had beat McClellan with 55% of the popular vote and an electoral vote margin of 212 to 21. This is for a Genuine electoral ticket promoting Abraham Lincoln for President & Andrew Johnson for Vice President. "VERY NICE" Approx.size: 2 7/8" X 7 3/4". This paper ticket features a woodcut of the goddess Liberty with a nimbus of stars (One for each State) holding a sword emblazoned "Union" From Ohio, This is for Vinton County, has Guernsey County crossed out. It lists electors for the state at large & for each congressional district. This was used as an actual ballot and was taken to a polling place on election day. These ballots were used by the Union troops in Ohio while battles were still raging. For the Presidential election of 1864, Ohio's state legislature initiated special voting procedures to be used in the Battlefield. When a vote was cast, each ballot was to be "Spindle Cancelled" leaving a small hole in the center of the ballot, indicating it had been used. This ballot has the old spindle cancellation showing it was used as a ballot in this Historic Presidential election.
This Ballot is from Vinton Co., Ohio. Has some very light folds. Nice corners. No stains, Holes or tears. Nice straight edges. A very nice solid bright looking ballot. YOU GET HE BALLOT IN THE PICS. Here is a chance to get a super nice Scarce original Civil war Abraham Lincoln artifact. At a very low cost. Over 150 years old. Please check our Store for many nice Civil War, German WWII stamps, sets & coins. NO RESERVE, (Over 50 Years in the Coin business) ”Auction Rules” Buyer pays $6.95 shipping & Signature comformation. Combine auctions to save on shipping. International shipping or postage extra. ( Never a Handling fee ) Pay with PayPal please. Please have payment to us within 3 days from close of auction. We ship almost every business day. We will not ship any Nazi Items to these Countries, Germany, France, Austria or Italy. All German Items are over 70 years old. All Items from smoke free environment, Unless other wise noted. All Items Guaranteed Authentic. ( Unless other wise stated ) Bid with confidence, over 12, 000 positive feed backs. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, You can return any item within 14 days for a full refund for any reason. Please contact us before returning item. "We don't refund shipping & Insurance costs. " See our other Auctions on Top Quality Collectible Items. Thanks for looking & Good Luck bidding. .... Silverbeard
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Presidential Election of 1864 ...; Super Nice Condition A Nice Abraham Lincoln Ballot
from Vinton Co. Ohio.
The Presidential campaign of 1864 was an interesting one. The Civil War was still raging and Abraham Lincoln was running for re-election. Although Lincoln was a Republican, he chose Andrew Johnson, a Southern Democrat from Tennessee, to be his running mate. He knew he needed the southern vote to win and Johnson was accepted in the south. For the Democrats their candidate was General George B. McClellan, who Ironically Lincoln had relieved of the Union Army command in 1862. When the vote was cast on Nov. 8th.1864, Lincoln had beat McClellan with 55% of the popular vote and an electoral vote margin of 212 to 21. This is for a Genuine electoral ticket promoting Abraham Lincoln for President & Andrew Johnson for Vice President. "VERY NICE" Approx.size: 2 7/8" X 7 3/4". This paper ticket features a woodcut of the goddess Liberty with a nimbus of stars (One for each State) holding a sword emblazoned "Union" From Ohio, This is for Vinton County, has Guernsey County crossed out. It lists electors for the state at large & for each congressional district. This was used as an actual ballot and was taken to a polling place on election day. These ballots were used by the Union troops in Ohio while battles were still raging. For the Presidential election of 1864, Ohio's state legislature initiated special voting procedures to be used in the Battlefield. When a vote was cast, each ballot was to be "Spindle Cancelled" leaving a small hole in the center of the ballot, indicating it had been used. This ballot has the old spindle cancellation showing it was used as a ballot in this Historic Presidential election.
This Ballot is from Vinton Co., Ohio. Has some very light folds. Nice corners. No stains, Holes or tears. Nice straight edges. A very nice solid bright looking ballot. YOU GET HE BALLOT IN THE PICS. Here is a chance to get a super nice Scarce original Civil war Abraham Lincoln artifact. At a very low cost. Over 150 years old. Please check our Store for many nice Civil War, German WWII stamps, sets & coins. NO RESERVE, (Over 50 Years in the Coin business) ”Auction Rules” Buyer pays $6.95 shipping & Signature comformation. Combine auctions to save on shipping. International shipping or postage extra. ( Never a Handling fee ) Pay with PayPal please. Please have payment to us within 3 days from close of auction. We ship almost every business day. We will not ship any Nazi Items to these Countries, Germany, France, Austria or Italy. All German Items are over 70 years old. All Items from smoke free environment, Unless other wise noted. All Items Guaranteed Authentic. ( Unless other wise stated ) Bid with confidence, over 12, 000 positive feed backs. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, You can return any item within 14 days for a full refund for any reason. Please contact us before returning item. "We don't refund shipping & Insurance costs. " See our other Auctions on Top Quality Collectible Items. Thanks for looking & Good Luck bidding. .... Silverbeard
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