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“stickler for that obsolete thing”

Richmond citizens were probably happy to hear that an ” Old Line Whig” opposed Abraham Lincoln’s re-election in the 1864 campaign. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch October 10, 1864: M’Clellan meeting at Rochester. A great meeting had been held at … Continue reading

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