My name is Jack Stanley, I have studied history for many years. This blog is about history in a more raw view, not over done. I often use original materials to bring a historic event or story to life or an interview I may have done with the person mentioned. If you cook a vegetable too long it loses much. The same can be said of many histories. They are the history of the history written before it. Over done history. THIS IS HISTORY IN THE RAW. Comments send to phonograph78@hotmail.com
Monday, January 28, 2013
Elect Abraham Lincoln. A 1864 Lincoln token to encourage a vote.
This 1864 token is of Abraham Lincoln. Most probably it was used to inspire people, soldiers, or whomever to vote for the Union Party. It states Freedom. Hard to really tell what that was for? It probably means freedom from the war, perhaps freedom for slaves, or just a decorative symbol on the back. It is a unique piece from a very odd part of our history. I have also seen the McClellan tokens as well.
There were several types of these. All are quite rare. From the most unusual election in the nations history.