George H. Pendleton, The Copperhead Candidate for Vice-President

Washington, D.C.: Union Congressional Committee, 1864. Good. Toned, short tears, chipping, dust soiling.. A fiery political pamphlet published by the Union Congressional Committee, penned to discourage other Northerners from supporting George Hunt Pendleton's (ultimately unsuccessful) bid for Vice President. Pendleton had emerged by 1864 as a leader in the "Copperhead" faction of congress, otherwise known as the "Peace Democrats", so named for their push for peace with the South. The present pamphlet argues that this push for peace was, in practice, a boon to the South. Single vol. (9.5" by 6"), pp. 8, unbound.