Campaign Buttons from 1864
The National Union Party, a temporary coalition of Republicans and War Democrats met in convention at Baltimore in early June 1864. They nominated Abraham Lincoln for a second term as president and Andrew Johnson, a Democrat and military governor of Tennessee, for the vice-presidency. Portraits of the two candidates appear on the front and back of the campaign buttons shown here.
The National Union Party, a temporary coalition of Republicans and War Democrats met in convention at Baltimore in early June 1864. They nominated Abraham Lincoln for a second term as president and Andrew Johnson, a Democrat and military governor of Tennessee, for the vice-presidency. Portraits of the two candidates appear on the front and back of the campaign buttons shown here.