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Collection Reference Number GLC00493.09
From Archive Folder Confederate war etchings 
Title Election in Baltimore, November, 1862
Date ca. 1880-1890
Author Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)  
Document Type Artwork
Content Description Depicts Federal troops overseeing the election. They are intimidating the respectable citizens attempting to vote while encouraging those of less reputable character. Unruly Unionist members of the crowd, at least some of whom appear to be African American, wave banners that say, "Union or Nothing," and "Hail Columbia-Happy Land!!!" The George Washington monument in Baltimore's Mount Vernon Place is seen in the background. Size in extent is for the mount. The actual size of the etching is 20 x 26.6 cm. Title in pencil on verso.
Subjects Art, Music, Theater, and Film  Election  Government and Civics  Politics  African American History  President    
People Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)  
Place written s.l.
Theme Government & Politics; The American Civil War; The Presidency
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information Adalbert John Volck was a dentist, political cartoonist, and a caricaturist who sympathized with the Southern cause. During the Civil War, Volck supported the Confederacy through his satirical political cartoons. He also smuggled drugs and medical supplies for the Confederate army, and served as a personal courier to President Jefferson Davis.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945