German 1848ers in American Civil War

[Michael Hoover]

> only document signed by Karl Marx that is owned
> by the US government (in the National Archives in
> Washington) is message of congratulations to 
> Abraham Lincoln in November, 1864 from the First
> International on the event of his reelection as president.
> Of course Marx signed it as the Chairman of that group.
> Barkley Rosser

unfortunately, the comment in the above asserting that the workers
"were the true bearers of political power in the North" was more
than a bit fanciful...same could be said of the document remark
characterizing Lincoln as a "single-minded, steely son of the
working class...Michael Hoover