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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08424 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Address of the Union State Central Committee upon the constitutional amendment extending the elective franchise to citizen soldiers in the field |
| Date | 27 July 1864 |
| Author | Union State Central Committee |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Printed signature of James G. Batterson as Chairman. Title continues, "...extending the elective franchise to citizen soldiers in the field." Appeals to voters to approve elective franchise for soldiers in time for them to be able to vote in the 1864 Presidential election. Printed sheet. Lists the members of the Union State Central Committee. |
| Subjects | US Constitution Civil War Military History Suffrage Union Forces Election President |
| People | Batterson, James G. (1823-1901) |
| Place written | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |