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Portrait of Governor William Dennison who served one, two year term as Governor from 1860-1862. When the Civil War began in 1861 Dennison acted quickly to mobilize Ohio troops.

Northern Democratic 1860 presidential candidate, Stephen Douglas.

Portrait of Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase, officer of the United States government.

Carte de visite portrait of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, 1865. Grant was commissioned Lieutenant General by Abraham Lincoln in March 1864. The black armband hanging from his sleeve may be a mourning band for President Abraham Lincoln who was…

Sheet music cover illustrated with half-length portrait of George B. McClellan by Fabronius after a photograph by Black & Case.

Glass negatives of George B. McClelland.

Horatio Seymour was the 1868 Democratic Nominee for the Presidency.

Lewis D. Campbell was a member of the Fusion Party. In 1852 and 1854 Lewis D. Campbell defeated Clement Vallindigham for a seat in the House of Representatives. But, he lost to Vallandigham during the 1856 and 1858 Congressional elections.

General in U.S. Army. Schenck who became involved with Ohio politics in the 1830s. He eventually would defeat Clement Vallandigham in the 1862 Congressional election.

Reproduction of an engraved copper portrait of Governor John Brough. He was elected in 1864 during the Civil War and pledged to continue military support for the Union cause. Brough died in 1865 and did not complete his two year term.