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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08824 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of miscellaneous Civil War-era newspapers |
| Title | New York Herald. [No. 8826 (November 7, 1860)] |
| Date | 7 November 1860 |
| Author | Bennett, James Gordon, Sr. (1841-1918) |
| Document Type | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Content Description | Reports the results of the 1860 Presidential election, announcing Abraham Lincoln as President and Hannibal Hamlin as Vice President. States "Our returns indicate, however, that the next Congress will be in opposition to the republicans." Includes a report that the secession movement action of South Carolina's legislature will be postponed until the following day. Contains a detailed report regarding the election in each New York voting quarter. |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Election Politics Vice President Republican Party Congress Secession Confederate States of America |
| People | Bennett, James Gordon (1795-1872) Hamlin, Hannibal (1809-1891) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | American Civil War Newspapers and Magazines |
| Additional Information | James Gordon Bennet founded the New York Herald in 1835, and continued to serve as its publisher until 1872, after which his son assumed publishing duties. The Herald merged with the New York Sun in 1920, and the New-York Tribune in 1922. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |