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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08765 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | The Evening Post. [Vol. 55, no. 91 (November 11, 1864)] |
| Date | 11 November 1864 |
| Author | Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Announces the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln and lists election returns by state. Also describes plots of Confederate agents in Canada to sink the steamer Michigan and release the prisoners on Johnson's island. Reprints excerpts from General Winfield Scott's biography. Describes the capture of the pirate ship Florida by the Wachusett. Also includes an article on how the poor live in England. Other articles detail Civil War news, local and international news. |
| Subjects | Election Government and Civics Politics Confederate States of America Civil War Military History Canada Steamboat Prisoner of War Union General Union Forces Poverty Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Navy Pirates Privateering President |
| People | Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency; Naval & Maritime; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | Bryant became editor of the NY evening post in 1829. He was a strong opponent of slavery and gave support to the emerging trade union movement. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |