Category: Elections
Massive NY Rally for Blair & Seymour and Against Negro Dominance October 6, 1868
If you have ever wondered what a mass rally for a presidential candidate was like in the 1860s, this list of the massive Democratic parade…
“The election has resulted in the defeat of the Republicans…” Rutherford B. Hayes Tells His Diary
Rutherford B. Hayes concluded within days of Election Day on November 7, 1876 that he had been defeated by Democrat Samuel L. Tilden. He told…
October 4, 2022 Is the Bicentennial Birthday of President Rutherford B. Hayes
President Rutherford B. Hayes was born on October 2, 1822 and today is the Bicentennial of his birth. Hayes, the 19th President of the United…
Video Talk on Politics and Elections in the Union Army of the Potomac
I recently watched this video from the Winter Lecture Series of 2022 delivered at Gettysburg National Military Park. It looks at political agitation and campaigning…
Election of 1872: The First Woman Presidential Candidate and Frederick Douglass
The Harvard Gazette has an interesting article on the Election of 1872 focusing on the first woman candidate for president. Victoria Woodhull was a free-thinking…
The Secret Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes That Ended the Disputed Election of 1876
Presidents originally served until March 4 of the year following the presidential election. On March 4, 1877 the term of President Ulysses S. Grant came…
The Contested Election of 1876
The Election of 1876 was the most contentious in United States history. While Lincoln’s election in 1860 had more tumultuous consequences, once the Democratic Party…
An Irish Immigrant Supporter of Lincoln Writes to His Daughter that the 1876 Election Is a Fraud
Patrick Guiney was the colonel commanding the Irish 9th Massachusetts Regiment when he was badly wounded during the Battle of the Wilderness. He would suffer…
How to Manufacture a Faithless Elector: Oregon in the Election of 1876
Oregon was a young state in 1876 and its politics were unpredictable. With only three Electoral votes, it did not get much attention during the…
1876 Winning the Election by Refusing to Certify the Vote & Throwing Out Results
The initial vote counts for three states were incredibly close in the days after the November 7 Election of 1876. In South Carolina, Republican Rutherford…
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