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Lot 160
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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Jun 21, 2022
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Jun 22, 2022
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[BRECKINRIDGE, John C. (1821-1875)]. National Democratic Speaking! [Liberty, MO]: N.p., 1860.
11 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. letterpress broadside (tear near center, loss to lower corner, some offsetting).
A broadside advertising a pro-Breckinridge campaign event in Liberty, Missouri. notably including David Rice ATCHISON (1807-1886) as a featured speaker. The former Democratic senator from Missouri (1843-1855) was a veteran of the Missouri State Militia during the Mormon War of 1838 and a prominent Border Ruffian and pro-slavery advocate during the Bleeding Kansas years. Supporting secession, he was appointed a major general in the Missouri State Guard and successfully led State Guard recruits in the Battle of Liberty. After Pea Ridge, Atchison spent the remainder of the war in Texas.
Collection of Tom Charles Huston