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Campaign Banners
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Grand Banner of the Radical Democracy"
Topic: Campaign Banners
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Grand National Democratic Banner"
Topic: Campaign Banners
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Grand National Union Banner"
Topic: Campaign Banners
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown


First Republican Elephant
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... First use of Republican Elephant
Topic: First Republican Elephant
Source: Father Abraham
Date: October 18, 1864, p. 3
Cartoonist: Unknown


Fremont's Candidacy
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... Untitled
Topic: Fremont's Candidacy
Source: Leslie's Illustrated
Date: June 26, 1864, p. 224
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "That’s What’s the Trouble with John C."
Topic: Fremont's Candidacy
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: July 2, 1864, p. 432
Cartoonist: Frank Bellew


Abolition and Miscegination
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The Abolition Catastrophe, Or the November Smash-up"
Topic: Abolition and Miscegination
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Miscegenation or the Millennium of Abolitionism"
Topic: Abolition and Miscegination
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown


Lincoln in Confederate and British Eyes
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Lincoln flattering himself on his chance of Re-election”
Topic: Lincoln in Confederate and British Eyes
Source: Southern Punch
Date: July 2, 1864, p. 5
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Hungry Government School in Lincolnia”
Topic: Lincoln in Confederate and British Eyes
Source: Southern Punch
Date: July 9, 1864, p. 8
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “The Modern Mazeppa”
Topic: Lincoln in Confederate and British Eyes
Source: Fun
Date: October 29, 1864, p. 65
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Bright Goings On”
Topic: Lincoln in Confederate and British Eyes
Source: Fun
Date: November 4, 1864, p. 84
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “A Warning”
Topic: Lincoln in Confederate and British Eyes
Source: Fun
Date: December 3, 1864, p. 115
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “The Federal Phoenix”
Topic: Lincoln in Confederate and British Eyes
Source: Punch
Date: December 3, 1864, p. 229
Cartoonist: Unknown


Lincoln, McClellan, and the Northern Press
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Presidential Cobblers and Wire-Pullers…”
Topic: Lincoln, McClellan, and the Northern Press
Source: New York Illustrated News
Date: March 5, 1864, p. 297
Cartoonist: Frank Bellew
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “The Sham Democracy and Their Ambiguous Leader…”
Topic: Lincoln, McClellan, and the Northern Press
Source: The Funniest of Awl and the Phunnyest Sort of Phun
Date: No. 4, 1864, pp. 8-9
Cartoonist: Unknown


The Democratic "Chicago" Platform
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Compromise with the South"
Topic: The Democratic "Chicago" Platform
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: September 3, 1864, p. 572
Cartoonist: Thomas Nast
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The Chicago Platform and Candidate"
Topic: The Democratic "Chicago" Platform
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Mighty Particular”
Topic: The Democratic "Chicago" Platform
Source: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper
Date: October 1, 1864, p. 32
Cartoonist: Frank Bellew
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The Chicago Platform"
Topic: The Democratic "Chicago" Platform
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: October 15, 1864, pp. 664-665
Cartoonist: Thomas Nast
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Platforms Illustrated"
Topic: The Democratic "Chicago" Platform
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “‘Little Mac’ Accepting the Nomination…”
Topic: The Democratic "Chicago" Platform
Source: The Funniest of Awl and the Phunnyest Sort of Phun
Date: No. 5, 1864, p. 1
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Jeff Davis and the Chicago Platform Last Ditch”
Topic: The Democratic "Chicago" Platform
Source: The Funniest of Awl and the Phunnyest Sort of Phun
Date: No. 5, 1864, p. 4 (bottom)
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “McClellan’s Crafty Policy, with the Traitorous CHICAGO PLATFORM, in Full Bloom”
Topic: The Democratic "Chicago" Platform
Source: The Funniest of Awl and the Phunnyest Sort of Phun
Date: No. 5, 1864, pp. 8-9
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Little Mac’s Strategy at Fault”
Topic: The Democratic "Chicago" Platform
Source: The Funniest of Awl and the Phunnyest Sort of Phun
Date: No. 5, 1864, p. 16 (top)
Cartoonist: Unknown


Peace Democrats and Copperheads
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "An Old Story Newly Applied"
Topic: Peace Democrats and Copperheads
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: July 9, 1864, p. 448
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The Copperhead Plan for Subjugating the South"
Topic: Peace Democrats and Copperheads
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: October 22, 1864, p. 688
Cartoonist: Frank Bellew
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “‘Peace’ Democracy on the Rampage”
Topic: Peace Democrats and Copperheads
Source: The Funniest of Awl and the Phunnyest Sort of Phun
Date: No. 5, 1864, p. 16 (bottom)
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Democracy, 1832, 1864"
Topic: Peace Democrats and Copperheads
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The Forlorn Hope …"
Topic: Peace Democrats and Copperheads
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: October 29, 1864, p. 697
Cartoonist: Theodore Jones


Lincoln and McClellan Compared
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The Commander-in-Chief"
Topic: Lincoln and McClellan Compared
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "This Reminds Me of a Little Joke"
Topic: Lincoln and McClellan Compared
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: September 17, 1864, p. 608
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Union and Liberty! And Union and Slavery!"
Topic: Lincoln and McClellan Compared
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "I Knew Him, Horatio …"
Topic: Lincoln and McClellan Compared
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Justin Howard
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “The Two Platforms: Columbia Makes Her Choice”
Topic: Lincoln and McClellan Compared
Source: Frank Leslie’s Budget of Fun
Date: December 1, 1864, p. 1
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “A Parcel for the White House; or, the Presidential Vote”
Topic: Lincoln and McClellan Compared
Source: Frank Leslie’s Budget of Fun
Date: December 1, 1864, p. 8 (top)
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “The Good Uncle and the Naughty Boy,”
Topic: Lincoln and McClellan Compared
Source: Frank Leslie’s Budget of Fun
Date: December 1, 1864, p. 16
Cartoonist: Frank Bellew
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The True Issue or 'That’s What’s the Matter' "
Topic: Lincoln and McClellan Compared
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown


Campaign Analogies: Sports and Entertainment
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “The Presidential Race”
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Sports and Entertainment
Source: The Comic Monthly
Date: October 1, 1864, pp. 8-9
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "A Little Game of Bagatelle …"
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Sports and Entertainment
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The Sportsman Upset by the Recoil of His Own Gun"
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Sports and Entertainment
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Major-General ‘Little Mac’ Answers the Question…”
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Sports and Entertainment
Source: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper
Date: October 22, 1864, p. 80
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “The Political Blondin”
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Sports and Entertainment
Source: Frank Leslie’s Budget of Fun
Date: September 1, 1864, pp. 8-9
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Marvelous Equestrian Performance on Two Animals"
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Sports and Entertainment
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: October 8, 1864, p. 656
Cartoonist: Frank Bellew
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Acrobatic Novelties”
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Sports and Entertainment
Source: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper
Date: October 29, 1864, p. 96
Cartoonist: Frank Bellew
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Behind the Scenes"
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Sports and Entertainment
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown


Campaign Analogies: Military
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The Hardest Shell Yet"
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Military
Source: Leslie's Illustrated
Date: July 2, 1864, p. 240
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The Gunboat Candidate at the Battle of Malvern Hill"
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Military
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “General Bombshells, the True Peace Candidate; or, the War Path the True One”
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Military
Source: Frank Leslie’s Budget of Fun
Date: November 1, 1864, pp. 8-9
Cartoonist: Unknown


Campaign Analogies: Domestic
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “House-Clearing at Washington”
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Domestic
Source: Frank Leslie’s Budget of Fun
Date: June 1, 1864, pp. 8-9
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Columbia Demands Her Children!"
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Domestic
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "The Grave of the Union, or Major Jack Downing’s Dream"
Topic: Campaign Analogies: Domestic
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Zeke


Voting and Election Results
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "How the Copperheads Obtain Their Votes"
Topic: Voting and Election Results
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: November 12, 1864, p. 725
Cartoonist: Thomas Nast
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "How Free Ballot is Protected!"
Topic: Voting and Election Results
Source: Library of Congress
Date: c1864
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Election-Day"
Topic: Voting and Election Results
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: November 12, 1864, pp. 728-729
Cartoonist: Thomas Nast
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... "Long Abraham Lincoln a Little Longer"
Topic: Voting and Election Results
Source: Harper's Weekly
Date: November 26, 1864, p. 768
Cartoonist: Frank Bellew
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “The Giant Majority Carrying Abe Lincoln Safely through Troubled Waters to the White House,”
Topic: Voting and Election Results
Source: Frank Leslie’s Budget of Fun
Date: December 1, 1864, p. 9
Cartoonist: Frank Bellew
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Poor McRobinson Crusoe!”
Topic: Voting and Election Results
Source: Yankee Notions
Date: December 1, 1864, p. 353
Cartoonist: Justin Howard
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Democratic Breakdown”
Topic: Voting and Election Results
Source: Yankee Notions
Date: December 1, 1864, p. 368
Cartoonist: Unknown
Click to see a larger version of this cartoon... “Jeff Davis’s November Nightmare”
Topic: Voting and Election Results
Source: Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper
Date: December 3, 1864, p. 176
Cartoonist: Unknown
 
   

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