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In 1864, a great Sanitary Fair was held in General Meade's hometown. In one of many contests held to raise funds, Meade won a presentation sword with 3442 votes. Hancock finished second with 1506 votes and McClellan third with 297 votes. Who finished fourth with 177 votes?

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Ouch! Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

"Throughout the day the voting for the different articles were by sealed ballots, except in the case of the sword, where voters had the option of registering their votes publicly or depositing them in the box prepared for the purpose. At 10 o'clock the voting ceased, and the different committees in charge opened the ballots and registered the votes, and then announced the result as follows:
Sword -- Gen. Meade, 3,442; Gen. Grant, 177; Gen. Hancock, 1,506; Gen. McClellan, 297; scattering, 109. Total, 5,541. "

http://www.nytimes.com/1864/07/01/n...ing-performances-sword-awarded-gen-meade.html
 
In 1864, a great Sanitary Fair was held in General Meade's hometown. In one of many contests held to raise funds, Meade won a presentation sword with 3442 votes. Hancock finished second with 1506 votes and McClellan third with 297 votes. Who finished fourth with 177 votes?

credit: @MajGenl.Meade
U.S. Grant.
 
Wild guess - Robert E. Lee

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