You are respectfully invited to accompany the Peace Makers on an excursion : to a quiet retreat on a salt marsh : near the Atlantic, 1863

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Title:
You are respectfully invited to accompany the Peace Makers on an excursion : to a quiet retreat on a salt marsh : near the Atlantic, 1863
Description:
You are respectfully invited to accompany the Peace Makers on an excursion to a quiet retreat on a salt marsh, near the Atlantic. Dated 1863. This satirical invitation to a fictitious political gathering invites Peace Democrats or “Copperheads” to a retreat on a salt marsh, a wordplay on the political slogan “salt river,” a metaphor for a losing political campaign. Speakers include General George B. McClellan, who would run as the Democratic Party candidate for President against Lincoln in 1864. Imprint on the reverse reads, “Edwards’, [Phot]ograph [Printing] Establishment, [No. 1338 C]hestnut Street.”
Contributor:
Edwards
Date:
1863
Format:
Documents
Location:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library
Collection (local):
American Civil War Collection
Subjects:
Copperhead movement
McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885--Satire
Political satire
Political satire, American--History--19th century
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Places:
United States
Link to Item:
https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/1145
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. USM 300.006
Identifier:
A2018/029/041