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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01265.35 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil war loyalty pamphlets |
| Title | President's message and repudiation: Speech of Hon. William Mungen |
| Date | 1869 |
| Author | Mungen, William (1821-1887) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Reported and printed by F. & J. Rives and George A. Bailey. A speech delivered in the House of Representatives on January 27, 1869. Mungen argues that he is not in favor of repudiation but is in favor of equal taxation. |
| Subjects | Reconstruction Finance Economics Government and Civics Taxes or Taxation Congress |
| People | Mungen, William (1821-1887) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Representative from Ohio; born in Baltimore, Md., May 12, 1821; moved with his parents to Ohio in 1830; attended the common schools; taught school; editor and publisher of the Findlay Democratic Courier; auditor of Hancock County, Ohio, 1846-1850; member of the State senate in 1851 and 1852; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1853 and commenced practice in Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1856; entered the Union Army on December 5, 1861, as lieutenant colonel of the Fifty-seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry; commissioned colonel December 16, 1861, and served until April 24, 1863, when he was honorably discharged; elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth and Forty-first Congresses (March 4, 1867-March 3, 1871); was not a candidate for renomination in 1870; resumed the practice of law. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |