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The Union League of Philadelphia was founded on November 22, 1862, as a patriotic society to support the Union and the policies of President Abraham Lincoln. [3] It laid the philosophical foundation for other Union Leagues that were later developed during the American Civil War.
The oldest Union League of America council member, an organization originally called "The League of Union Men", was formed in June 1862 in Pekin, Illinois. Four months later, on November 22, 1862, the Union League of Philadelphia , the first of the elite eastern Leagues and the second oldest ULA council member, was established (and is still ...
The Union Club became the Union League in 1863 and abolished its membership limit of 50. With 1,000 members by the end of the war, the Union League became a center of Republican politics and still exists as one of Philadelphia's largest and most prestigious social clubs. [18] [19] The Civil War also helped create some of Philadelphia's upper class.
He was a founding member of the Union League of Philadelphia during the American Civil War. He managed publications and supported their efforts for recruitment of Union Army soldiers, including African-Americans. He helped found the National Republican League to prevent a third U.S. presidential term for Ulysses S. Grant.
The playoffs have delivered drama and, finally, a matchup of the league's two best teams — the Union and LAFC — in the MLS Cup final.
Bradley Carnell (pictured in 2007) has been the manager of the Union since 2025. The Philadelphia Union is a soccer team based in Chester, Pennsylvania, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), the first-division league in the United States. The club began play in 2009 as an expansion team. The Union have had three permanent managers.
Major League Soccer suspended Philadelphia Union defender Kai Wagner on Tuesday for three matches for violating the league’s on-field anti-discrimination policy after the league launched an ...
In 1862, Clark helped found the Union League of Philadelphia, a patriotic society that survives today as a city club. [15] By the end of the American Civil War, Clark was president of the chartered First National Bank, the first bank to issue federal banknotes. Clark signed the first one. [16]