Medal promoting John C. Fremont for president and John Cochrane for vice president, 1864. Silver. DeWitt JC 1864-2. OBV: Military bust of Fremont to front; around, FREE SPEECH. FREE PRESS. FREMONT. REV: Scene depicting Fremont holding aloft a tattered flag in left and and hat upraised in right hand, surrounding by cheering soldiers; around, FREMONT AND COCHRANE.
Struck for Fremont's brief and unsuccessful attempt to deny Lincoln renomination. High grade and nicely toned example.
