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AED[CIVIL WAR] Anti-Black "Soldiers' Ticket"
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LiveApr 24, 2026
Day one of Fleischer's 2026 Spring premier auction includes early American artifacts, documents, signatures, ephemera, and weaponry. Rare material relating to African American history is featured, as well as fine examples of antique photography. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com
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Anti-Black "Soldiers' Ticket" printed on green paper. [Iowa, 1865]. Measuring 3 1/2 by 9 inches. Pencil inscription to recto reads: "1865."
An intriguing ballot from the 1865 Iowa gubernatorial election, with Democratic candidate, General Thomas H. Benton (1816-1879) featured as the choice for governor. Despite Iowa belonging to the Union during the Civil War, the topic of emancipation was a controversial one, even for the soldiers fighting for it. This soldier's ballot reflects the conservative Democrat platform, which strongly opposed the adoption of rights for Black Americans: "Anti Maine Law and Anti Negro Suffrage." Benton's campaign strongly reflected this, as his campaign focused almost entirely on anti-suffrage for African Americans. Ultimately, his campaign would be lost to incumbent Republican governor, William M. Stone (1827-1893).
[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [African Americana, African American History, Black History, Slavery, Enslavement, Abolition, Emancipation] [Manuscripts, Documents, Letters, Ephemera, Signatures, Autographs] [Books, Bibles, Soldiers' Bibles, Prayer Books, Ephemera, Pamphlets, Publications, Booklets, Memoirs]
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