This collection consists of published congressional records from 1789 to the present. On February 10, 1869, the electoral college votes for the presidential election of 1868 were counted by a joint session of Congress and reported in the Congressional Globe, Senate Journal, and House Journal.

Historic American newspapers selected and contributed by state partners in the National Digital Newspaper Program.

The Printed Ephemera collection comprises 28,000 primary source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American history.

This is a growing collection of selected books and other materials from the Library of Congress General Collections that can be made openly available. Most of the materials in this collection were published in the United States and are in English. The materials in this collection can be read online or downloaded. Search the collection to find books and campaign literature from the 1868 presidential election.

The Civil War Sheet Music Collection at the Library of Congress consists of over 2,500 pieces culled from the Library's collections, including twelve items from the 1868 presidential election.

For most of the nineteenth century, Americans learned the latest songs from printed song sheets. Not to be confused with sheet music, song sheets are single printed sheets, usually six-by-eight inches, with lyrics but no music.

The papers of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), army officer and eighteenth president of the United States, contain approximately 50,000 items dating from 1819-1974, with the bulk falling in the period 1843-1885. They include general and family correspondence, speeches, writings, reports, messages, military records, financial and legal records, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and other papers. The collection relates to Grant's service in the Mexican War and Civil War, his pre-Civil War career, and his postwar service as U.S. secretary of war ad interim under President Andrew Johnson, his 1868 presidential campaign and two-term presidency, his unsuccessful 1880 presidential bid, and his extensive travels and financial difficulties.