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Jake Wynn

Pennsylvania in the Election of 1860 - Facebook Live

Updated: Aug 17, 2020

Join the PennCivilWar team for a discussion of the Keystone State's crucial role in the Election of 1860 that saw Abraham Lincoln elected the 16th President of the United States. We'll be chatting on Facebook Live on Tuesday, August 18 at 8 PM.


You can tune in live at 8 PM on Tuesday here: https://www.facebook.com/PennCivilWar/live_videos/


Topics we'll be discussing:

Rich Condon - The Wide Awake movement in 1860 in Western Pennsylvania


Jake Wynn - The Wide Awake movement in 1860 in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal fields


Kendrick Gibbs - Alexander McClure and the Election of 1860


Codie Eash - "The Reading Ticket" - The messy coalition politics in Berks County in 1860


We'll see you soon!

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