Many Copperheads were also War Democrats that by 1862 believed that the war was simply not going well enough to support it. With the encouragement of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, the Copperheads were most active in the Midwestern states. There they operated by running Democrats for public offices, obstructing the Union's various draft acts , to outright plans for overt acts of rebellion. The latter never took place but were a threat to Republican power.
Peace Democrats but there enemies called them copperheads
The two most influential newspapers during the US Civil War era were the New York Tribune and the New York Herald. Both had a national readership, and were located in New York City.
They were the anti-war branch of the Democratic party. If the Democrats had won the 1864 General Election, it is well possible that the Copperheads would have been able to call off the war.
The Peace Democrats felt that the southern sates could be coaxed back into the Union by diplomatic means, or, failing that, that they should be allowed to secede peacefully.
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The Republicans called the Peace Democrats "Copperheads" because they were comparing them to venomous snakes.
Peace Democrats but there enemies called them copperheads
They were called Copperheads.
They were referred to as Copperheads.
Copperheads
Democrats who opposed the American Civil War and sought a negotiated peace with the Confederate States. They were called "Copperheads" because copper was seen as a symbol of treachery. The Copperheads were mainly concentrated in the Midwest and had significant political influence during the war.
Copperheads (Anti-war Democrats)
Anti-war Democrats ("Copperheads")
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Anti-war Democrats ('Copperheads')
Copperheads were Northerners who did not want to go to Civil War. Rather, they wanted peace and to try and find a compromise with the South.