Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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George B. McClellan Presidential Campaign Medal
Object Number:
Z.3339
Date:
1864
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.1 cm )
Description:
White metal die-struck medal with obverse depicting uniformed bust of George B. McClellan facing right; surrounding legend: "MAJOR GENERAL G. B. MCCLELLAN/1864"; reverse contains inscription "THE/PEOPLES/CHOICE/FOR/PRESIDENT" within shield flanked by American flags and surmounted by the cap of Liberty. Hole punched at center top.
Gallery Label:
George McClellan ran for president in 1864 against Abraham Lincoln.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
