Pennsylvania Soldiers Voting, Army of the James, by William Waud, October 1864. The drawing depicts Pennsylvania soldiers casting ballots in the field during the 1864 presidential election and was published in Harper’s Weekly on Oct. 29, 1864.
Historic Elections
Explore the history of elections in the first hundred years of United States history. There have been challenges about voting, leadership, and rights for decades as the history of liberty and representative government is tested and transformed.
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