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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06241 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | Circular concerning interference with the presidential election of 1864 |
| Date | 3 November 1864 |
| Author | Cook, John (fl. 1864) |
| Additional authors | Carter, George W. (fl. 1864) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Signed in print by Brigadier General John Cook and George W. Carter, Captain and Asst. Adjutant General. Issued by the Major General Commanding Northern Department, Joseph Hooker. Issues instructions against interfering with the election voting process. "Information has been received that a large body of men both openly and in disguise will organize to interfere with the integrity of the national election..." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Government and Civics Election Politics Union General Union Forces President |
| People | Cook, John (fl. 1864) Carter, George W. (fl. 1864) Hooker, Joseph (1814-1879) |
| Place written | Springfield, Illinois |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |