Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "That the purity and sanctity of the ballot box shall be preserved": Civil War politics and the troops -- "You must have learned ... of my ...
A rendering of Pennsylvania soldiers voting by artist William Waud was published in Harper’s Weekly, Oct. 29, 1864. (Library of Congress) “We cannot have free government without elections,” President ...
To mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, we’re cataloging 25 objects that define the country’s history. Voting by mail became a major political flashpoint during and after the COVID-19 ...